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#CC9783

#cc9783 ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cc9783 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 59.22% green and 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.98% magenta, 35.78% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 16.44°, with 41.71% saturation and 65.69% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 6.41.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3661

Complementary

  1. #cc9783
  2. #83b8cc

Split complementary

  1. #cc9783
  2. #83ccbc
  3. #8394cc

Analogous

  1. #cc8394
  2. #cc9783
  3. #ccbc83

Triadic

  1. #cc9783
  2. #83cc97
  3. #9783cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc9783
  2. #b8cc83
  3. #83b8cc
  4. #9783cc

Square

  1. #cc9783
  2. #94cc83
  3. #83b8cc
  4. #bc83cc

Monochromatic

  1. #814a35
  2. #b66a4d
  3. #cc9783
  4. #e2c4b9
  5. #f9f2ef

Shades

#cc9783 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc9783
  2. #b88876
  3. #a37969
  4. #8f6a5c
  5. #7a5b4f
  6. #664c42
  7. #523c34
  8. #3d2d27
  9. #291e1a
  10. #140f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc9783 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc9783
  2. #d1a18f
  3. #d6ac9c
  4. #dbb6a8
  5. #e0c1b5
  6. #e6cbc1
  7. #ebd5cd
  8. #f0e0da
  9. #f5eae6
  10. #faf5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc9783 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc9783
  2. #c49583
  3. #bd9282
  4. #b59082
  5. #ae8e82
  6. #a68c82
  7. #9e8981
  8. #978781
  9. #8f8581
  10. #888280
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b59e97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49d82 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0a783 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d98f92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b59a82 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bca183 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4928c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc9783 {
  color: #cc9783;
}
Background
.bg-cc9783 {
  background-color: #cc9783;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc9783 {
  border: 2px solid #cc9783;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc9783;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 151 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 42% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc9783 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc9783, #ccbc83);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc9783 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 151 131 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 6.41 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.28 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.64 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 9.17 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 9.29 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 9.78 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 10.18 #33687c Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#cc9783  rgb(204, 151, 131)  hsl(16, 42%, 66%)  Dark Salmon
#83b8cc  rgb(131, 184, 204)  hsl(196, 42%, 66%)  Moonstone Blue
#83cc97  rgb(131, 204, 151)  hsl(136, 42%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green
#9783cc  rgb(151, 131, 204)  hsl(256, 42%, 66%)  Purple Mountain Majesty