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#C7818D

#c7818d ≈ Puce

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c7818d is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 50.59% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.18% magenta, 29.15% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 349.71°, with 38.46% saturation and 64.31% 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 6.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.2977

Complementary

  1. #c7818d
  2. #81c7bb

Split complementary

  1. #c7818d
  2. #81c798
  3. #81b0c7

Analogous

  1. #c781b0
  2. #c7818d
  3. #c79881

Triadic

  1. #c7818d
  2. #8dc781
  3. #818dc7

Tetradic

  1. #c7818d
  2. #c7bb81
  3. #81c7bb
  4. #818dc7

Square

  1. #c7818d
  2. #b0c781
  3. #81c7bb
  4. #9881c7

Monochromatic

  1. #793641
  2. #ae4d5e
  3. #c7818d
  4. #dfb6bd
  5. #f6ebed

Shades

#c7818d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c7818d
  2. #b3747f
  3. #9f6771
  4. #8b5a63
  5. #774d55
  6. #644147
  7. #503438
  8. #3c272a
  9. #281a1c
  10. #140d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#c7818d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c7818d
  2. #cd8e98
  3. #d29aa4
  4. #d8a7af
  5. #ddb3bb
  6. #e3c0c6
  7. #e9cdd1
  8. #eed9dd
  9. #f4e6e8
  10. #f9f2f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c7818d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c7818d
  2. #c0818c
  3. #b9818a
  4. #b28189
  5. #ab8188
  6. #a48187
  7. #9c8085
  8. #958084
  9. #8e8083
  10. #878081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab8d91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c8d8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d998c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d37b85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7888d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af908c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce7e88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c7818d {
  color: #c7818d;
}
Background
.bg-c7818d {
  background-color: #c7818d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c7818d {
  border: 2px solid #c7818d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c7818d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 129 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 38% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c7818d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c7818d, #c79881);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c7818d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 129 141 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 2.91 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 4.17 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 5.46 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 6.25 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.90 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 7.10 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 9.73 #387e72 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Puce
#c7818d  rgb(199, 129, 141)  hsl(350, 38%, 64%)  Puce
#81c7bb  rgb(129, 199, 187)  hsl(170, 38%, 64%)  Medium Turquoise
#8dc781  rgb(141, 199, 129)  hsl(110, 38%, 64%)  Pistachio
#818dc7  rgb(129, 141, 199)  hsl(230, 38%, 64%)  Glaucous