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#CC8A7B

#cc8a7b ≈ Dark Salmon

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cc8a7b is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 54.12% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.35% magenta, 39.71% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 11.11°, with 44.26% saturation and 64.12% 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 7.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 6.88.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3244

Complementary

  1. #cc8a7b
  2. #7bbdcc

Split complementary

  1. #cc8a7b
  2. #7bccb3
  3. #7b95cc

Analogous

  1. #cc7b95
  2. #cc8a7b
  3. #ccb37b

Triadic

  1. #cc8a7b
  2. #7bcc8a
  3. #8a7bcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc8a7b
  2. #bdcc7b
  3. #7bbdcc
  4. #8a7bcc

Square

  1. #cc8a7b
  2. #95cc7b
  3. #7bbdcc
  4. #b37bcc

Monochromatic

  1. #7e3f30
  2. #b55a46
  3. #cc8a7b
  4. #e1bbb2
  5. #f7ece9

Shades

#cc8a7b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc8a7b
  2. #b87c6f
  3. #a36e62
  4. #8f6156
  5. #7a534a
  6. #66453e
  7. #523731
  8. #3d2925
  9. #291c19
  10. #140e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc8a7b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc8a7b
  2. #d19688
  3. #d6a195
  4. #dbada3
  5. #e0b9b0
  6. #e6c5bd
  7. #ebd0ca
  8. #f0dcd7
  9. #f5e8e5
  10. #faf3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc8a7b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc8a7b
  2. #c4897c
  3. #bd887c
  4. #b5877d
  5. #ae867d
  6. #a6857e
  7. #9e847e
  8. #97837f
  9. #8f827f
  10. #888180
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0948f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99927a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9a07a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da8186 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b08f7a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8977b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d58582 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc8a7b {
  color: #cc8a7b;
}
Background
.bg-cc8a7b {
  background-color: #cc8a7b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc8a7b {
  border: 2px solid #cc8a7b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc8a7b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 138 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 44% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc8a7b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc8a7b, #ccb37b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc8a7b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 138 123 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 6.88 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 6.95 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.50 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 8.55 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 9.05 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 9.24 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 9.48 #337584 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#cc8a7b  rgb(204, 138, 123)  hsl(11, 44%, 64%)  Dark Salmon
#7bbdcc  rgb(123, 189, 204)  hsl(191, 44%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#7bcc8a  rgb(123, 204, 138)  hsl(131, 44%, 64%)  Emerald
#8a7bcc  rgb(138, 123, 204)  hsl(251, 44%, 64%)  Medium Purple