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#CC778D

#cc778d ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cc778d is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 46.67% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.67% magenta, 30.88% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 344.47°, with 45.45% saturation and 63.33% 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 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 3.73.

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Web safe#cc6699
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Relative luminance0.2795

Complementary

  1. #cc778d
  2. #77ccb6

Split complementary

  1. #cc778d
  2. #77cc8b
  3. #77b7cc

Analogous

  1. #cc77b7
  2. #cc778d
  3. #cc8b77

Triadic

  1. #cc778d
  2. #8dcc77
  3. #778dcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc778d
  2. #ccb677
  3. #77ccb6
  4. #778dcc

Square

  1. #cc778d
  2. #b7cc77
  3. #77ccb6
  4. #8b77cc

Monochromatic

  1. #7c2e42
  2. #b34360
  3. #cc778d
  4. #e1afbc
  5. #f6e6ea

Shades

#cc778d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc778d
  2. #b86b7f
  3. #a35f71
  4. #8f5363
  5. #7a4755
  6. #663c47
  7. #523038
  8. #3d242a
  9. #29181c
  10. #140c0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc778d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc778d
  2. #d18598
  3. #d692a4
  4. #dba0af
  5. #e0adbb
  6. #e6bbc6
  7. #ebc9d1
  8. #f0d6dd
  9. #f5e4e8
  10. #faf1f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc778d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc778d
  2. #c4788c
  3. #bd798a
  4. #b57a89
  5. #ae7b88
  6. #a67c87
  7. #9e7c85
  8. #977d84
  9. #8f7e83
  10. #887f81
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab878f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #84878e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99968b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9717f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6818d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b08b8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d47385 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc778d {
  color: #cc778d;
}
Background
.bg-cc778d {
  background-color: #cc778d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc778d {
  border: 2px solid #cc778d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc778d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 119 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 45% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc778d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc778d, #cc8b77);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc778d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 119 141 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 3.73 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 4.71 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 5.01 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 5.88 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 6.49 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 6.65 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.18 #338872 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#cc778d  rgb(204, 119, 141)  hsl(344, 45%, 63%)  Pale Violet Red
#77ccb6  rgb(119, 204, 182)  hsl(164, 45%, 63%)  Medium Aquamarine
#8dcc77  rgb(141, 204, 119)  hsl(104, 45%, 63%)  Pistachio
#778dcc  rgb(119, 141, 204)  hsl(224, 45%, 63%)  Glaucous