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#CC8AAA

#cc8aaa ≈ Puce

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cc8aaa is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 54.12% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.35% magenta, 16.67% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 330.91°, with 39.29% saturation and 67.06% 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 7.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 5.06.

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Relative luminance0.3392

Complementary

  1. #cc8aaa
  2. #8accac

Split complementary

  1. #cc8aaa
  2. #8acc8b
  3. #8acbcc

Analogous

  1. #cc8acb
  2. #cc8aaa
  3. #cc8b8a

Triadic

  1. #cc8aaa
  2. #aacc8a
  3. #8aaacc

Tetradic

  1. #cc8aaa
  2. #ccac8a
  3. #8accac
  4. #8aaacc

Square

  1. #cc8aaa
  2. #cbcc8a
  3. #8accac
  4. #8b8acc

Monochromatic

  1. #84395d
  2. #b55583
  3. #cc8aaa
  4. #e3bfd1
  5. #f9f1f5

Shades

#cc8aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc8aaa
  2. #b87c99
  3. #a36e88
  4. #8f6177
  5. #7a5366
  6. #664555
  7. #523744
  8. #3d2933
  9. #291c22
  10. #140e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc8aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc8aaa
  2. #d196b3
  3. #d6a1bb
  4. #dbadc4
  5. #e0b9cc
  6. #e6c5d5
  7. #ebd0dd
  8. #f0dce6
  9. #f5e8ee
  10. #faf3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc8aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc8aaa
  2. #c489a6
  3. #bd88a2
  4. #b5879d
  5. #ae8699
  6. #a68595
  7. #9e8491
  8. #97838d
  9. #8f8288
  10. #888184
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b296a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9097ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fa2a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d58995 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab92ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b399a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2899e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc8aaa {
  color: #cc8aaa;
}
Background
.bg-cc8aaa {
  background-color: #cc8aaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc8aaa {
  border: 2px solid #cc8aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc8aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 138 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 331 39% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc8aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc8aaa, #cc8b8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc8aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 138 170 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 5.06 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 7.59 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.05 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 8.11 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 8.68 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.69 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 9.45 #337555 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Puce
#cc8aaa  rgb(204, 138, 170)  hsl(331, 39%, 67%)  Puce
#8accac  rgb(138, 204, 172)  hsl(151, 39%, 67%)  Medium Aquamarine
#aacc8a  rgb(170, 204, 138)  hsl(91, 39%, 67%)  Pistachio
#8aaacc  rgb(138, 170, 204)  hsl(211, 39%, 67%)  Iceberg