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#CC9AA5

#cc9aa5 ≈ Puce

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cc9aa5 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 60.39% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.51% magenta, 19.12% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 346.8°, with 32.89% saturation and 70.2% 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 8.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 5.52.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3867

Complementary

  1. #cc9aa5
  2. #9accc1

Split complementary

  1. #cc9aa5
  2. #9acca8
  3. #9abecc

Analogous

  1. #cc9abe
  2. #cc9aa5
  3. #cca89a

Triadic

  1. #cc9aa5
  2. #a5cc9a
  3. #9aa5cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc9aa5
  2. #ccc19a
  3. #9accc1
  4. #9aa5cc

Square

  1. #cc9aa5
  2. #becc9a
  3. #9accc1
  4. #a89acc

Monochromatic

  1. #884554
  2. #b26778
  3. #cc9aa5
  4. #e6cdd2
  5. #f8f1f3

Shades

#cc9aa5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc9aa5
  2. #b88b95
  3. #a37b84
  4. #8f6c74
  5. #7a5c63
  6. #664d53
  7. #523e42
  8. #3d2e32
  9. #291f21
  10. #140f11
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc9aa5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc9aa5
  2. #d1a4ae
  3. #d6aeb7
  4. #dbb8c0
  5. #e0c2c9
  6. #e6cdd2
  7. #ebd7db
  8. #f0e1e4
  9. #f5ebed
  10. #faf5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc9aa5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc9aa5
  2. #c497a1
  3. #bd959e
  4. #b5929a
  5. #ae9096
  6. #a68d93
  7. #9e8a8f
  8. #97888b
  9. #8f8587
  10. #888384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a2a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1a2a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acaaa4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5979e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b49fa5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baa4a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d298a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc9aa5 {
  color: #cc9aa5;
}
Background
.bg-cc9aa5 {
  background-color: #cc9aa5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc9aa5 {
  border: 2px solid #cc9aa5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc9aa5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 154 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 33% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc9aa5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc9aa5, #cca89a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc9aa5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 154 165 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 5.52 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 5.87 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 5.98 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.96 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 9.00 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.58 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.99 #33655a Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Puce
#cc9aa5  rgb(204, 154, 165)  hsl(347, 33%, 70%)  Puce
#9accc1  rgb(154, 204, 193)  hsl(167, 33%, 70%)  Opal
#a5cc9a  rgb(165, 204, 154)  hsl(107, 33%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#9aa5cc  rgb(154, 165, 204)  hsl(227, 33%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder