Pink

Pink
 
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Hex triplet#FFC0CB
sRGBB (r, g, b)(255, 192, 203)
HSV (h, s, v)(350°, 25%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(84, 39, 1°)
SourceHTML/CSS[1]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Pink is the color[2] of a namesake flower that is a pale tint of red.[3][4] It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century.[5] According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most often associated with charm, politeness, sensitivity, tenderness, sweetness, childhood, femininity, and romance. A combination of pink and white is associated with innocence, whereas a combination of pink and black links to eroticism and seduction.[6] In the 21st century, pink is seen as a symbol of femininity, though it has not always been seen this way. In the 1920s, light red, which is similar to pink, was seen as a color that reflected masculinity.[7]

  1. ^ "W3C TR CSS3 Color Module, HTML4 color keywords". W3.org. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
  2. ^ "Are Black and White Colors? | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  3. ^ Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th Edition, Oxford University Press.
  4. ^ Webster New World Dictionary, Third College Edition: "Any of a genus (Dianthus) of annual and perennial plants of the pink family with white, pink or red flowers.; its pale red color."
  5. ^ "pink, n.⁵ and adj.²", Oxford English Dictionary Online
  6. ^ Heller, Eva: Psychologie de la couleur – effets et symboliques, pp. 179-184
  7. ^ Broadway, Anna (2013-08-12). "Pink Wasn't Always Girly". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2022-05-16.