Mauvelous (#EF98AA)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.16:1 — vs black: 9.74:1

Color values

  • HEX #EF98AA
  • RGB rgb(239, 152, 170)
  • HSL hsl(347, 73%, 76%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 36, 29, 6 )
  • Websafe #FF9999
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Tags

Mood

Playful (195) Romantic (190)

Style

Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #EF98AA based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Mauvelous
#EF98AA Base
#98EFDD
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Mauvelous
#EF98AA Base
#EF98D6
#EFB298
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Mauvelous
#EF98AA Base
#AAEF98
#98AAEF
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Mauvelous
#EF98AA Base
#98EFB2
#98D6EF
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Mauvelous
#EF98AA Base
#D6EF98
#98EFDD
#B298EF
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Mauvelous
#EF98AA Base
#CE2044
#E55673
#EA758D
#F4BBC7
#F9DAE1
#FCE9ED
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Mauvelous, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #160307
— #550D1C
— #951731
— #D42146
— #E55976
Mauvelous #EF98AA Base
— #F2A8B7
— #F4B8C5
— #F7C9D2
— #F9D9DF
— #FCE9ED
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #EF98AA. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #EF98AA;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #EF98AA;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #EF98AA;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #EF98AA,
        #98EFDD
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #EF98AA,
        #98EFDD
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$mauvelous: #EF98AA;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$mauvelous-r: 239;
$mauvelous-g: 152;
$mauvelous-b: 170;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $mauvelous;
    color: rgba($mauvelous-r, $mauvelous-g, $mauvelous-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Mauvelous appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #EF98AA How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #B7B7A8 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #A5A5AA Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #EE9A9A Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #B1B1B1 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Mauvelous ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Mauvelous #EF98AA Base
Vanilla Ice #F38FA9 ΔE 2.71
Pink Sherbet #F78FA7 ΔE 2.73
Salmon Pink #FF91A4 ΔE 3.63
Baker-Miller Pink #FF91AF ΔE 3.79

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.