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#C8718A

#c8718a ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c8718a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 44.31% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.5% magenta, 31% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 342.76°, with 44.16% saturation and 61.37% 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 6.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 3.78.

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Web safe#cc6699
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Relative luminance0.2592

Complementary

  1. #c8718a
  2. #71c8af

Split complementary

  1. #c8718a
  2. #71c883
  3. #71b5c8

Analogous

  1. #c871b5
  2. #c8718a
  3. #c88371

Triadic

  1. #c8718a
  2. #8ac871
  3. #718ac8

Tetradic

  1. #c8718a
  2. #c8af71
  3. #71c8af
  4. #718ac8

Square

  1. #c8718a
  2. #b5c871
  3. #71c8af
  4. #8371c8

Monochromatic

  1. #732d41
  2. #aa4260
  3. #c8718a
  4. #dda8b7
  5. #f3dfe5

Shades

#c8718a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8718a
  2. #b4667c
  3. #a05a6e
  4. #8c4f61
  5. #784453
  6. #643945
  7. #502d37
  8. #3c2229
  9. #28171c
  10. #140b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8718a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8718a
  2. #ce7f96
  3. #d38da1
  4. #d99cad
  5. #deaab9
  6. #e4b8c5
  7. #e9c6d0
  8. #efd4dc
  9. #f4e3e8
  10. #faf1f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8718a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8718a
  2. #c17389
  3. #ba7488
  4. #b27687
  5. #ab7786
  6. #a47985
  7. #9d7a84
  8. #967c83
  9. #8e7d82
  10. #877f81
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7828b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e818b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #949188 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d56b7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a17b8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab8689 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d06d81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8718a {
  color: #c8718a;
}
Background
.bg-c8718a {
  background-color: #c8718a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8718a {
  border: 2px solid #c8718a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8718a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 113 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 44% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8718a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8718a, #c88371);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8718a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 113 138 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 3.78 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 4.36 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 5.27 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 5.67 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 6.34 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 6.40 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.21 #378e75 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#c8718a  rgb(200, 113, 138)  hsl(343, 44%, 61%)  Pale Violet Red
#71c8af  rgb(113, 200, 175)  hsl(163, 44%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine
#8ac871  rgb(138, 200, 113)  hsl(103, 44%, 61%)  Pistachio
#718ac8  rgb(113, 138, 200)  hsl(223, 44%, 61%)  Glaucous