pinkwarmCC0 survey name

Carnation Pink #FF7FA7

Carnation Pink is a light, vivid warm color (#FF7FA7; HSL 341° 100% 75%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “carnation pink”.

Use cases: Soft UI · Romantic palettes

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Families: Pinks · Rose Colors

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#FF7FA7
RGBrgb(255, 127, 167)
HSLhsl(341, 100%, 75%)
HSVhsv(341, 50%, 100%)
OKLCHoklch(75.27% 0.16 1.9)
OKLaboklab(75.27% 0.16 0.0053)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 50.2%, 34.5%, 0%)
XYZxyz(55.8071, 39.2341, 41.1856)
CIE-LABlab(68.9, 52.6, 1.8)
CIE-LCHlch(68.9, 52.7, 1.9°)
Luminance0.392 (WCAG relative)
/* Carnation Pink */ --carnation-pink: #ff7fa7; color: #ff7fa7; background-color: #ff7fa7;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: carnationpink.

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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Shades (toward black)

#e37295 #c76583 #ac5872 #914c61 #784050 #5f3441 #482931 #311e23 #1c1315 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#ff8daf #ff9ab8 #ffa7c1 #ffb4c9 #ffc1d2 #ffcedb #ffdae4 #ffe6ed #fff3f6 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#f784a7 #ef8aa7 #e78ea7 #df93a7 #d797a7 #ce9ba8 #c59ea8 #bca2a8 #b2a5a8 #a8a8a8

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#FF7FA7
#7FFFD7
#ff7fa7 #7fffd7

Analogous

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#FF7FE7
#FF7FA7
#FF977F
#ff7fe7 #ff7fa7 #ff977f

Triadic

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#FF7FA7
#A7FF7F
#7FA7FF
#ff7fa7 #a7ff7f #7fa7ff

Tetradic

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#FF7FA7
#E7FF7F
#7FFFD7
#977FFF
#ff7fa7 #e7ff7f #7fffd7 #977fff

Square

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#FF7FA7
#E7FF7F
#7FFFD7
#977FFF
#ff7fa7 #e7ff7f #7fffd7 #977fff

Split Complementary

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#FF7FA7
#7FFF97
#7FE7FF
#ff7fa7 #7fff97 #7fe7ff

Monochromatic

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#FF0553
#FF427D
#FF7FA7
#FFBCD1
#FFE0EA
#ff0553 #ff427d #ff7fa7 #ffbcd1 #ffe0ea

Accessibility & contrast

2.37
#FF7FA7 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
8.85
#FF7FA7 on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on carnation pink

8.85
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9499A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5B1A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF748E

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Pinky #FC86AA1.47
Rosa #FE86A42.33
Rose Pink #F7879A4.93
Pig Pink #E78EA55.38
Carnation #FD798F5.69
Rosy Pink #F6688E5.69

Colors that go with carnation pink

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Burgundy #800020
4.6:1
Same hue family as carnation pink (Δh 4°) — guaranteed harmony
Grape Purple #5D1451
5.3:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈31°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Forrest Green #154406
4.8:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈124°) — balanced three-way contrast
Deep Green #02590F
3.6:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈148°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Light Aqua #8CFFDB
2.0:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈180°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.