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#C196A5

#c196a5 ≈ Puce

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c196a5 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 58.82% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.28% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 339.07°, with 25.75% saturation and 67.25% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3587

Complementary

  1. #c196a5
  2. #96c1b2

Split complementary

  1. #c196a5
  2. #96c19c
  3. #96bac1

Analogous

  1. #c196ba
  2. #c196a5
  3. #c19c96

Triadic

  1. #c196a5
  2. #a5c196
  3. #96a5c1

Tetradic

  1. #c196a5
  2. #c1b296
  3. #96c1b2
  4. #96a5c1

Square

  1. #c196a5
  2. #bac196
  3. #96c1b2
  4. #9c96c1

Monochromatic

  1. #774758
  2. #a5667c
  3. #c196a5
  4. #ddc6ce
  5. #f7f2f4

Shades

#c196a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c196a5
  2. #ae8795
  3. #9a7884
  4. #876974
  5. #745a63
  6. #614b53
  7. #4d3c42
  8. #3a2d32
  9. #271e21
  10. #130f11
  11. #000000

Tints

#c196a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c196a5
  2. #c7a1ae
  3. #cdabb7
  4. #d4b6c0
  5. #dac0c9
  6. #e0cbd2
  7. #e6d5db
  8. #ece0e4
  9. #f3eaed
  10. #f9f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c196a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c196a5
  2. #bb94a1
  3. #b4929e
  4. #ae8f9a
  5. #a78d96
  6. #a18b93
  7. #9a898f
  8. #94878b
  9. #8d8487
  10. #878284
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af9da3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a9da6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a4a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8949b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab9aa5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b09fa4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5959f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c196a5 {
  color: #c196a5;
}
Background
.bg-c196a5 {
  background-color: #c196a5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c196a5 {
  border: 2px solid #c196a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c196a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 150 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 26% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c196a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c196a5, #c19c96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c196a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 150 165 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 5.99 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.30 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.36 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.75 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.51 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.72 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 9.59 #3e695a Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Puce
#c196a5  rgb(193, 150, 165)  hsl(339, 26%, 67%)  Puce
#96c1b2  rgb(150, 193, 178)  hsl(159, 26%, 67%)  Opal
#a5c196  rgb(165, 193, 150)  hsl(99, 26%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#96a5c1  rgb(150, 165, 193)  hsl(219, 26%, 67%)  Wild Blue Yonder