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#CC8E98

#cc8e98 ≈ Puce

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cc8e98 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 55.69% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.39% magenta, 25.49% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 350.32°, with 37.8% saturation and 67.84% 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 7.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 2.66.

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Relative luminance0.3445

Complementary

  1. #cc8e98
  2. #8eccc2

Split complementary

  1. #cc8e98
  2. #8ecca3
  3. #8eb7cc

Analogous

  1. #cc8eb7
  2. #cc8e98
  3. #cca38e

Triadic

  1. #cc8e98
  2. #98cc8e
  3. #8e98cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc8e98
  2. #ccc28e
  3. #8eccc2
  4. #8e98cc

Square

  1. #cc8e98
  2. #b7cc8e
  3. #8eccc2
  4. #a38ecc

Monochromatic

  1. #853c48
  2. #b45968
  3. #cc8e98
  4. #e4c3c8
  5. #f9f1f2

Shades

#cc8e98 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc8e98
  2. #b88089
  3. #a3727a
  4. #8f636a
  5. #7a555b
  6. #66474c
  7. #52393d
  8. #3d2b2e
  9. #291c1e
  10. #140e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc8e98 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc8e98
  2. #d199a2
  3. #d6a5ad
  4. #dbb0b7
  5. #e0bbc1
  6. #e6c7cc
  7. #ebd2d6
  8. #f0dde0
  9. #f5e8ea
  10. #faf4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc8e98 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc8e98
  2. #c48d96
  3. #bd8b93
  4. #b58a91
  5. #ae888e
  6. #a6878c
  7. #9e868a
  8. #978487
  9. #8f8385
  10. #888182
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3989c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #989898 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6a397 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d78992 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af9498 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b79b97 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d38b94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc8e98 {
  color: #cc8e98;
}
Background
.bg-cc8e98 {
  background-color: #cc8e98;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc8e98 {
  border: 2px solid #cc8e98;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc8e98;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 142 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 38% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc8e98 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc8e98, #cca38e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc8e98 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 142 152 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 2.66 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 5.34 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 5.73 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 7.28 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 8.78 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 9.28 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 9.38 #337167 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Puce
#cc8e98  rgb(204, 142, 152)  hsl(350, 38%, 68%)  Puce
#8eccc2  rgb(142, 204, 194)  hsl(170, 38%, 68%)  Medium Turquoise
#98cc8e  rgb(152, 204, 142)  hsl(110, 38%, 68%)  Pistachio
#8e98cc  rgb(142, 152, 204)  hsl(230, 38%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder