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#C8797E

#c8797e ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c8797e is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 47.45% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.5% magenta, 37% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 356.2°, with 41.8% saturation and 62.94% 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 6.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 3.03.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.2746

Complementary

  1. #c8797e
  2. #79c8c3

Split complementary

  1. #c8797e
  2. #79c89b
  3. #79a6c8

Analogous

  1. #c879a6
  2. #c8797e
  3. #c89b79

Triadic

  1. #c8797e
  2. #7ec879
  3. #797ec8

Tetradic

  1. #c8797e
  2. #c8c379
  3. #79c8c3
  4. #797ec8

Square

  1. #c8797e
  2. #a6c879
  3. #79c8c3
  4. #9b79c8

Monochromatic

  1. #773135
  2. #ad474e
  3. #c8797e
  4. #deafb2
  5. #f5e5e6

Shades

#c8797e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8797e
  2. #b46d71
  3. #a06165
  4. #8c5558
  5. #78494c
  6. #643d3f
  7. #503032
  8. #3c2426
  9. #281819
  10. #140c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8797e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8797e
  2. #ce868b
  3. #d39498
  4. #d9a1a5
  5. #deafb2
  6. #e4bcbf
  7. #e9c9cb
  8. #efd7d8
  9. #f4e4e5
  10. #faf2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8797e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8797e
  2. #c17a7e
  3. #ba7a7e
  4. #b27b7f
  5. #ab7c7f
  6. #a47d7f
  7. #9d7d7f
  8. #967e7f
  9. #8e7f80
  10. #877f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a98789 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #88867e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b957d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6707b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6817e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af8b7d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1747c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8797e {
  color: #c8797e;
}
Background
.bg-c8797e {
  background-color: #c8797e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8797e {
  border: 2px solid #c8797e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8797e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 121 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 42% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8797e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8797e, #c89b79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8797e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 121 126 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 3.03 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 5.06 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 5.96 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 6.82 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 8.04 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.18 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 8.56 #378681 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Old Rose
#c8797e  rgb(200, 121, 126)  hsl(356, 42%, 63%)  Old Rose
#79c8c3  rgb(121, 200, 195)  hsl(176, 42%, 63%)  Medium Turquoise
#7ec879  rgb(126, 200, 121)  hsl(116, 42%, 63%)  Mantis
#797ec8  rgb(121, 126, 200)  hsl(236, 42%, 63%)  Glaucous