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Eosine Pink & Neutral Gray
Plate 34 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Eosine Pink, Neutral Gray.
pink · 14 palettes
Eosine Pink is a light, vivid pink tone. Its hex value is #f37f94 — that is
RGB 243, 127, 148, or HSL 349°, 83%, 73%.
It holds 8.3:1 contrast against dark, so Eosine Pink works best for body text, headings, and UI labels. (On white it scores 2.5:1; on black 8.3:1.)
Across Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, Eosine Pink appears in 14 combinations — most often paired with Neutral Gray, Black and Hay's Russet.
Eosine Pink appears in 14 combinations from the archive. Each pairing reveals how the same color shifts character depending on its neighbours.
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