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#CC99AB

#cc99ab ≈ Puce

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cc99ab is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 60% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 16.18% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 338.82°, with 33.33% saturation and 70% 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 8.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 5.39.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3856

Complementary

  1. #cc99ab
  2. #99ccba

Split complementary

  1. #cc99ab
  2. #99cca0
  3. #99c5cc

Analogous

  1. #cc99c5
  2. #cc99ab
  3. #cca099

Triadic

  1. #cc99ab
  2. #abcc99
  3. #99abcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc99ab
  2. #ccba99
  3. #99ccba
  4. #99abcc

Square

  1. #cc99ab
  2. #c5cc99
  3. #99ccba
  4. #a099cc

Monochromatic

  1. #88445c
  2. #b26681
  3. #cc99ab
  4. #e5ccd5
  5. #f8f1f4

Shades

#cc99ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc99ab
  2. #b88a9a
  3. #a37a89
  4. #8f6b78
  5. #7a5c67
  6. #664d56
  7. #523d44
  8. #3d2e33
  9. #291f22
  10. #140f11
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc99ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc99ab
  2. #d1a3b3
  3. #d6adbc
  4. #dbb8c4
  5. #e0c2cd
  6. #e6ccd5
  7. #ebd6dd
  8. #f0e0e6
  9. #f5ebee
  10. #faf5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc99ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc99ab
  2. #c497a7
  3. #bd94a2
  4. #b5929e
  5. #ae8f9a
  6. #a68d96
  7. #9e8a91
  8. #97888d
  9. #8f8589
  10. #888384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a1a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ea2ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaaaaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4979f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b29eab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9a4aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d198a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc99ab {
  color: #cc99ab;
}
Background
.bg-cc99ab {
  background-color: #cc99ab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc99ab {
  border: 2px solid #cc99ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc99ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 153 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 33% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc99ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc99ab, #cca099);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc99ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 153 171 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 5.39 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.76 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.97 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.05 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 8.34 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.68 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.75 #336654 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Puce
#cc99ab  rgb(204, 153, 171)  hsl(339, 33%, 70%)  Puce
#99ccba  rgb(153, 204, 186)  hsl(159, 33%, 70%)  Seafoam Green
#abcc99  rgb(171, 204, 153)  hsl(99, 33%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#99abcc  rgb(153, 171, 204)  hsl(219, 33%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder