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#c8a1ac ≈ Pastel Pink

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c8a1ac is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 63.14% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.5% magenta, 14% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 343.08°, with 26.17% saturation and 70.78% 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 9.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Pink (#dea5a4), ΔE 6.92.

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Relative luminance0.4075

Complementary

  1. #c8a1ac
  2. #a1c8bd

Split complementary

  1. #c8a1ac
  2. #a1c8a9
  3. #a1bfc8

Analogous

  1. #c8a1bf
  2. #c8a1ac
  3. #c8a9a1

Triadic

  1. #c8a1ac
  2. #acc8a1
  3. #a1acc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a1ac
  2. #c8bda1
  3. #a1c8bd
  4. #a1acc8

Square

  1. #c8a1ac
  2. #bfc8a1
  3. #a1c8bd
  4. #a9a1c8

Monochromatic

  1. #834d5c
  2. #ac7181
  3. #c8a1ac
  4. #e4d1d7
  5. #f7f2f4

Shades

#c8a1ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a1ac
  2. #b4919b
  3. #a0818a
  4. #8c7178
  5. #786167
  6. #645156
  7. #504045
  8. #3c3034
  9. #282022
  10. #141011
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a1ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a1ac
  2. #ceaab4
  3. #d3b4bd
  4. #d9bdc5
  5. #dec7cd
  6. #e4d0d6
  7. #e9d9de
  8. #efe3e6
  9. #f4ecee
  10. #faf6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a1ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a1ac
  2. #c19ea8
  3. #ba9aa3
  4. #b2979f
  5. #ab949a
  6. #a49196
  7. #9d8d92
  8. #968a8d
  9. #8e8789
  10. #878384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a7ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5a7ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeaeab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf9fa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4a5ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9a9ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cca0a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a1ac {
  color: #c8a1ac;
}
Background
.bg-c8a1ac {
  background-color: #c8a1ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a1ac {
  border: 2px solid #c8a1ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a1ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 161 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 26% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a1ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a1ac, #c8a9a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a1ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 161 172 / 0.35);
}

#dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 6.92 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.03 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.40 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.89 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.08 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.36 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.84 #375e53 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Pastel Pink
#c8a1ac  rgb(200, 161, 172)  hsl(343, 26%, 71%)  Pastel Pink
#a1c8bd  rgb(161, 200, 189)  hsl(163, 26%, 71%)  Opal
#acc8a1  rgb(172, 200, 161)  hsl(103, 26%, 71%)  Dark Sea Green
#a1acc8  rgb(161, 172, 200)  hsl(223, 26%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder