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#CC8995

#cc8995 ≈ Puce

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cc8995 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 53.73% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.84% magenta, 26.96% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 349.25°, with 39.64% saturation and 66.86% 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 7.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 1.69.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.329

Complementary

  1. #cc8995
  2. #89ccc0

Split complementary

  1. #cc8995
  2. #89cc9e
  3. #89b6cc

Analogous

  1. #cc89b6
  2. #cc8995
  3. #cc9e89

Triadic

  1. #cc8995
  2. #95cc89
  3. #8995cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc8995
  2. #ccc089
  3. #89ccc0
  4. #8995cc

Square

  1. #cc8995
  2. #b6cc89
  3. #89ccc0
  4. #9e89cc

Monochromatic

  1. #833946
  2. #b55465
  3. #cc8995
  4. #e3bec5
  5. #f9f1f2

Shades

#cc8995 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc8995
  2. #b87b86
  3. #a36e77
  4. #8f6068
  5. #7a5259
  6. #66454b
  7. #52373c
  8. #3d292d
  9. #291b1e
  10. #140e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc8995 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc8995
  2. #d195a0
  3. #d6a1aa
  4. #dbacb5
  5. #e0b8bf
  6. #e6c4ca
  7. #ebd0d5
  8. #f0dcdf
  9. #f5e7ea
  10. #faf3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc8995 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc8995
  2. #c48893
  3. #bd8791
  4. #b5868f
  5. #ae858d
  6. #a6858b
  7. #9e8488
  8. #978386
  9. #8f8284
  10. #888182
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b19499 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #939495 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3a094 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8848d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad9095 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b59794 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d38690 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc8995 {
  color: #cc8995;
}
Background
.bg-cc8995 {
  background-color: #cc8995;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc8995 {
  border: 2px solid #cc8995;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc8995;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 137 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 40% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc8995 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc8995, #cc9e89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc8995 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 137 149 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 1.69 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 5.31 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.23 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 7.61 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 8.03 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 8.56 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.61 #33766a Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Puce
#cc8995  rgb(204, 137, 149)  hsl(349, 40%, 67%)  Puce
#89ccc0  rgb(137, 204, 192)  hsl(169, 40%, 67%)  Medium Turquoise
#95cc89  rgb(149, 204, 137)  hsl(109, 40%, 67%)  Pistachio
#8995cc  rgb(137, 149, 204)  hsl(229, 40%, 67%)  Cool Gray