colors
Back to gallery
Pastelmagentasoft

Soft Pink Quartz

#f0a4c2
Notes

Soft Pink Quartz (#F0A4C2) is a soft magenta with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (336°, 72%, 79%) places it in the balanced band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary teal. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#f0a4c2
RGB
rgb(240, 164, 194)
HSL
hsl(336, 72%, 79%)
HWB
hwb(336 64% 6%)
OKLCH
oklch(80.1% 0.097 354.2)
HSV
hsv(336, 32%, 94%)
LAB
lab(75.44% 32.28 -3.90)
LCH
lch(75.44% 32.51 353.12)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 32%, 19%, 6%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

Variations

Click any swatch to explore

Harmonies

Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#f0a4c2
Original
#acb2c3
Protanopia
#bebfc0
Deuteranopia
#fca1ae
Tritanopia
#b6b6b6
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.95:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
10.79:1

Related Colors

Canvas