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#CC8B7F

#cc8b7f ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cc8b7f is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 54.51% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.86% magenta, 37.75% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 9.35°, with 43.02% saturation and 64.9% 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 7.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 6.07.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3283

Complementary

  1. #cc8b7f
  2. #7fc0cc

Split complementary

  1. #cc8b7f
  2. #7fccb1
  3. #7f99cc

Analogous

  1. #cc7f99
  2. #cc8b7f
  3. #ccb17f

Triadic

  1. #cc8b7f
  2. #7fcc8b
  3. #8b7fcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc8b7f
  2. #c0cc7f
  3. #7fc0cc
  4. #8b7fcc

Square

  1. #cc8b7f
  2. #99cc7f
  3. #7fc0cc
  4. #b17fcc

Monochromatic

  1. #7f3f33
  2. #b65a49
  3. #cc8b7f
  4. #e2bdb6
  5. #f8eeec

Shades

#cc8b7f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc8b7f
  2. #b87d72
  3. #a36f66
  4. #8f6159
  5. #7a534c
  6. #664640
  7. #523833
  8. #3d2a26
  9. #291c19
  10. #140e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc8b7f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc8b7f
  2. #d1978c
  3. #d6a299
  4. #dbaea5
  5. #e0b9b2
  6. #e6c5bf
  7. #ebd1cc
  8. #f0dcd9
  9. #f5e8e5
  10. #faf3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc8b7f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc8b7f
  2. #c48a7f
  3. #bd897f
  4. #b5887f
  5. #ae877f
  6. #a68680
  7. #9e8480
  8. #978380
  9. #8f8280
  10. #888180
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b19591 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99937e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9a07e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da8288 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0907e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8987f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d48684 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc8b7f {
  color: #cc8b7f;
}
Background
.bg-cc8b7f {
  background-color: #cc8b7f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc8b7f {
  border: 2px solid #cc8b7f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc8b7f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 139 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 43% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc8b7f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc8b7f, #ccb17f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc8b7f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 139 127 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 6.07 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.55 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 7.51 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 8.54 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.59 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 9.18 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 9.33 #337480 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Old Rose
#cc8b7f  rgb(204, 139, 127)  hsl(9, 43%, 65%)  Old Rose
#7fc0cc  rgb(127, 192, 204)  hsl(189, 43%, 65%)  Sky Blue
#7fcc8b  rgb(127, 204, 139)  hsl(129, 43%, 65%)  Emerald
#8b7fcc  rgb(139, 127, 204)  hsl(249, 43%, 65%)  Medium Purple