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#C992AE

#c992ae ≈ Puce

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c992ae is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 57.25% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.36% magenta, 13.43% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 329.45°, with 33.74% saturation and 68.04% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 8.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 5.72.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3603

Complementary

  1. #c992ae
  2. #92c9ad

Split complementary

  1. #c992ae
  2. #93c992
  3. #92c9c8

Analogous

  1. #c892c9
  2. #c992ae
  3. #c99293

Triadic

  1. #c992ae
  2. #aec992
  3. #92aec9

Tetradic

  1. #c992ae
  2. #c9ad92
  3. #92c9ad
  4. #92aec9

Square

  1. #c992ae
  2. #c9c892
  3. #92c9ad
  4. #9293c9

Monochromatic

  1. #824062
  2. #b05f88
  3. #c992ae
  4. #e2c5d4
  5. #f8f1f5

Shades

#c992ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c992ae
  2. #b5839d
  3. #a1758b
  4. #8d667a
  5. #795868
  6. #654957
  7. #503a46
  8. #3c2c34
  9. #281d23
  10. #140f11
  11. #000000

Tints

#c992ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c992ae
  2. #ce9db6
  3. #d4a8be
  4. #d9b3c6
  5. #dfbece
  6. #e4c9d7
  7. #e9d3df
  8. #efdee7
  9. #f4e9ef
  10. #faf4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c992ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c992ae
  2. #c290a9
  3. #ba8ea5
  4. #b38da0
  5. #ac8b9c
  6. #a58997
  7. #9d8792
  8. #96858e
  9. #8f8489
  10. #878285
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b39ca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #969daf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3a5ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1919c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad98af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b39ead ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce92a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c992ae {
  color: #c992ae;
}
Background
.bg-c992ae {
  background-color: #c992ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c992ae {
  border: 2px solid #c992ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c992ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 146 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 329 34% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c992ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c992ae, #c99293);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c992ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 146 174 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 5.72 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 6.76 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.84 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.56 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.95 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 10.07 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 10.10 #366d51 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Puce
#c992ae  rgb(201, 146, 174)  hsl(329, 34%, 68%)  Puce
#92c9ad  rgb(146, 201, 173)  hsl(149, 34%, 68%)  Seafoam Green
#aec992  rgb(174, 201, 146)  hsl(89, 34%, 68%)  Olivine
#92aec9  rgb(146, 174, 201)  hsl(209, 34%, 68%)  Iceberg