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#CB8A7A

#cb8a7a ≈ Dark Salmon

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cb8a7a is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 54.12% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.02% magenta, 39.9% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 11.85°, with 43.78% saturation and 63.73% 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 7.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 6.81.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3228

Complementary

  1. #cb8a7a
  2. #7abbcb

Split complementary

  1. #cb8a7a
  2. #7acbb3
  3. #7a93cb

Analogous

  1. #cb7a93
  2. #cb8a7a
  3. #cbb37a

Triadic

  1. #cb8a7a
  2. #7acb8a
  3. #8a7acb

Tetradic

  1. #cb8a7a
  2. #bbcb7a
  3. #7abbcb
  4. #8a7acb

Square

  1. #cb8a7a
  2. #93cb7a
  3. #7abbcb
  4. #b37acb

Monochromatic

  1. #7c3f30
  2. #b35b46
  3. #cb8a7a
  4. #e1bab1
  5. #f6ebe8

Shades

#cb8a7a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb8a7a
  2. #b77c6e
  3. #a26e62
  4. #8e6155
  5. #7a5349
  6. #66453d
  7. #513731
  8. #3d2925
  9. #291c18
  10. #140e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb8a7a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb8a7a
  2. #d09687
  3. #d5a195
  4. #dbada2
  5. #e0b9af
  6. #e5c5bd
  7. #ead0ca
  8. #efdcd7
  9. #f5e8e4
  10. #faf3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb8a7a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb8a7a
  2. #c4897b
  3. #bc887b
  4. #b5877c
  5. #ad867c
  6. #a6857d
  7. #9e847e
  8. #97837e
  9. #8f827f
  10. #88817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0948e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #999279 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a89f79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d98186 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af8f79 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7977a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d48581 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb8a7a {
  color: #cb8a7a;
}
Background
.bg-cb8a7a {
  background-color: #cb8a7a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb8a7a {
  border: 2px solid #cb8a7a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb8a7a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 138 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 44% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb8a7a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb8a7a, #cbb37a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb8a7a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 138 122 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 6.81 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.27 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.68 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 8.60 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 9.48 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 9.50 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 9.76 #347585 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#cb8a7a  rgb(203, 138, 122)  hsl(12, 44%, 64%)  Dark Salmon
#7abbcb  rgb(122, 187, 203)  hsl(192, 44%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#7acb8a  rgb(122, 203, 138)  hsl(132, 44%, 64%)  Emerald
#8a7acb  rgb(138, 122, 203)  hsl(252, 44%, 64%)  Medium Purple