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#CB8D99

#cb8d99 ≈ Puce

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cb8d99 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 55.29% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.54% magenta, 24.63% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 348.39°, with 37.35% saturation and 67.45% 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 7.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 2.01.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3405

Complementary

  1. #cb8d99
  2. #8dcbbf

Split complementary

  1. #cb8d99
  2. #8dcba0
  3. #8db8cb

Analogous

  1. #cb8db8
  2. #cb8d99
  3. #cba08d

Triadic

  1. #cb8d99
  2. #99cb8d
  3. #8d99cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb8d99
  2. #cbbf8d
  3. #8dcbbf
  4. #8d99cb

Square

  1. #cb8d99
  2. #b8cb8d
  3. #8dcbbf
  4. #a08dcb

Monochromatic

  1. #833c4a
  2. #b3586a
  3. #cb8d99
  4. #e3c2c8
  5. #f9f1f2

Shades

#cb8d99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb8d99
  2. #b77f8a
  3. #a2717a
  4. #8e636b
  5. #7a555c
  6. #66474d
  7. #51383d
  8. #3d2a2e
  9. #291c1f
  10. #140e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb8d99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb8d99
  2. #d098a3
  3. #d5a4ad
  4. #dbafb8
  5. #e0bbc2
  6. #e5c6cc
  7. #ead1d6
  8. #efdde0
  9. #f5e8eb
  10. #faf4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb8d99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb8d99
  2. #c48c97
  3. #bc8a94
  4. #b58992
  5. #ad888f
  6. #a6878d
  7. #9e858a
  8. #978488
  9. #8f8385
  10. #888183
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2979c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #969799 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a298 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d68891 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae9399 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b59a98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d28a94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb8d99 {
  color: #cb8d99;
}
Background
.bg-cb8d99 {
  background-color: #cb8d99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb8d99 {
  border: 2px solid #cb8d99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb8d99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 141 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 37% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb8d99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb8d99, #cba08d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb8d99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 141 153 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 2.01 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 5.74 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 6.03 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 7.89 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 8.44 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 8.96 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 9.29 #347266 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Puce
#cb8d99  rgb(203, 141, 153)  hsl(348, 37%, 67%)  Puce
#8dcbbf  rgb(141, 203, 191)  hsl(168, 37%, 67%)  Medium Turquoise
#99cb8d  rgb(153, 203, 141)  hsl(108, 37%, 67%)  Pistachio
#8d99cb  rgb(141, 153, 203)  hsl(228, 37%, 67%)  Wild Blue Yonder