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#C18D98

#c18d98 ≈ Puce

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c18d98 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 55.29% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.94% magenta, 21.24% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 347.31°, with 29.55% saturation and 65.49% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 3.53.

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Relative luminance0.3265

Complementary

  1. #c18d98
  2. #8dc1b6

Split complementary

  1. #c18d98
  2. #8dc19c
  3. #8db2c1

Analogous

  1. #c18db2
  2. #c18d98
  3. #c19c8d

Triadic

  1. #c18d98
  2. #98c18d
  3. #8d98c1

Tetradic

  1. #c18d98
  2. #c1b68d
  3. #8dc1b6
  4. #8d98c1

Square

  1. #c18d98
  2. #b2c18d
  3. #8dc1b6
  4. #9c8dc1

Monochromatic

  1. #75404b
  2. #a65b6b
  3. #c18d98
  4. #dcbfc5
  5. #f7f0f2

Shades

#c18d98 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c18d98
  2. #ae7f89
  3. #9a717a
  4. #87636a
  5. #74555b
  6. #61474c
  7. #4d383d
  8. #3a2a2e
  9. #271c1e
  10. #130e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c18d98 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c18d98
  2. #c798a2
  3. #cda4ad
  4. #d4afb7
  5. #dabbc1
  6. #e0c6cc
  7. #e6d1d6
  8. #ecdde0
  9. #f3e8ea
  10. #f9f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c18d98 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c18d98
  2. #bb8c96
  3. #b48a93
  4. #ae8991
  5. #a7888e
  6. #a1878c
  7. #9a858a
  8. #948487
  9. #8d8385
  10. #878182
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab959a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949598 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a09e97 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca8a91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a89298 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae9897 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c78b94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c18d98 {
  color: #c18d98;
}
Background
.bg-c18d98 {
  background-color: #c18d98;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c18d98 {
  border: 2px solid #c18d98;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c18d98;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 141 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 30% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c18d98 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c18d98, #c19c8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c18d98 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 141 152 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 3.53 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 4.47 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 6.10 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 8.19 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.57 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 9.57 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 10.23 #3e7267 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Puce
#c18d98  rgb(193, 141, 152)  hsl(347, 30%, 65%)  Puce
#8dc1b6  rgb(141, 193, 182)  hsl(167, 30%, 65%)  Opal
#98c18d  rgb(152, 193, 141)  hsl(107, 30%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#8d98c1  rgb(141, 152, 193)  hsl(227, 30%, 65%)  Cool Gray