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#C784A1

#c784a1 ≈ Puce

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c784a1 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 51.76% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.67% magenta, 19.1% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 334.03°, with 37.43% saturation and 64.9% 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 7.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.3122

Complementary

  1. #c784a1
  2. #84c7aa

Split complementary

  1. #c784a1
  2. #84c788
  3. #84c2c7

Analogous

  1. #c784c2
  2. #c784a1
  3. #c78884

Triadic

  1. #c784a1
  2. #a1c784
  3. #84a1c7

Tetradic

  1. #c784a1
  2. #c7aa84
  3. #84c7aa
  4. #84a1c7

Square

  1. #c784a1
  2. #c2c784
  3. #84c7aa
  4. #8884c7

Monochromatic

  1. #7a3855
  2. #af5079
  3. #c784a1
  4. #dfb9c9
  5. #f7edf1

Shades

#c784a1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c784a1
  2. #b37791
  3. #9f6a81
  4. #8b5c71
  5. #774f61
  6. #644251
  7. #503540
  8. #3c2830
  9. #281a20
  10. #140d10
  11. #000000

Tints

#c784a1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c784a1
  2. #cd90aa
  3. #d29db4
  4. #d8a9bd
  5. #ddb5c7
  6. #e3c2d0
  7. #e9ced9
  8. #eedae3
  9. #f4e6ec
  10. #f9f3f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c784a1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c784a1
  2. #c0849e
  3. #b9839a
  4. #b28397
  5. #ab8294
  6. #a48291
  7. #9c828d
  8. #95818a
  9. #8e8187
  10. #878083
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad909b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b91a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b9c9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1828e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a68ca2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ae93a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd8396 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c784a1 {
  color: #c784a1;
}
Background
.bg-c784a1 {
  background-color: #c784a1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c784a1 {
  border: 2px solid #c784a1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c784a1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 132 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 334 37% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c784a1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c784a1, #c78884);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c784a1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 132 161 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 4.12 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 6.88 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 6.96 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.90 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 7.96 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 9.64 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 9.93 #387b5e Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Puce
#c784a1  rgb(199, 132, 161)  hsl(334, 37%, 65%)  Puce
#84c7aa  rgb(132, 199, 170)  hsl(154, 37%, 65%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a1c784  rgb(161, 199, 132)  hsl(94, 37%, 65%)  Pistachio
#84a1c7  rgb(132, 161, 199)  hsl(214, 37%, 65%)  Iceberg