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#C28993

#c28993 ≈ Puce

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c28993 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 53.73% green and 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.38% magenta, 24.23% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 349.47°, with 31.84% saturation and 64.9% 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 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3147

Complementary

  1. #c28993
  2. #89c2b8

Split complementary

  1. #c28993
  2. #89c29b
  3. #89afc2

Analogous

  1. #c289af
  2. #c28993
  3. #c29b89

Triadic

  1. #c28993
  2. #93c289
  3. #8993c2

Tetradic

  1. #c28993
  2. #c2b889
  3. #89c2b8
  4. #8993c2

Square

  1. #c28993
  2. #afc289
  3. #89c2b8
  4. #9b89c2

Monochromatic

  1. #753d47
  2. #a85765
  3. #c28993
  4. #dcbbc1
  5. #f6eeef

Shades

#c28993 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c28993
  2. #af7b84
  3. #9b6e76
  4. #886067
  5. #745258
  6. #61454a
  7. #4e373b
  8. #3a292c
  9. #271b1d
  10. #130e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c28993 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c28993
  2. #c8959e
  3. #cea1a9
  4. #d4acb3
  5. #dab8be
  6. #e1c4c9
  7. #e7d0d4
  8. #eddcdf
  9. #f3e7e9
  10. #f9f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c28993 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c28993
  2. #bb8891
  3. #b5878f
  4. #ae868d
  5. #a8858b
  6. #a1858a
  7. #9a8488
  8. #948386
  9. #8d8284
  10. #878182
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa9296 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #929293 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f9c92 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc858c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a78e93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae9592 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8868f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c28993 {
  color: #c28993;
}
Background
.bg-c28993 {
  background-color: #c28993;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c28993 {
  border: 2px solid #c28993;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c28993;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 137 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 32% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c28993 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c28993, #c29b89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c28993 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 137 147 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 2.97 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 4.65 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 4.77 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 7.06 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 8.24 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.98 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 9.36 #3d766c Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Puce
#c28993  rgb(194, 137, 147)  hsl(349, 32%, 65%)  Puce
#89c2b8  rgb(137, 194, 184)  hsl(169, 32%, 65%)  Opal
#93c289  rgb(147, 194, 137)  hsl(109, 32%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#8993c2  rgb(137, 147, 194)  hsl(229, 32%, 65%)  Cool Gray