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#CD9CA7

#cd9ca7 ≈ Pastel Pink

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cd9ca7 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 61.18% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.9% magenta, 18.54% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 346.53°, with 32.89% saturation and 70.78% 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 8.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Pink (#dea5a4), ΔE 5.81.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3955

Complementary

  1. #cd9ca7
  2. #9ccdc2

Split complementary

  1. #cd9ca7
  2. #9ccda9
  3. #9cbfcd

Analogous

  1. #cd9cbf
  2. #cd9ca7
  3. #cda99c

Triadic

  1. #cd9ca7
  2. #a7cd9c
  3. #9ca7cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd9ca7
  2. #cdc29c
  3. #9ccdc2
  4. #9ca7cd

Square

  1. #cd9ca7
  2. #bfcd9c
  3. #9ccdc2
  4. #a99ccd

Monochromatic

  1. #8a4655
  2. #b3697a
  3. #cd9ca7
  4. #e7cfd4
  5. #f8f1f3

Shades

#cd9ca7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd9ca7
  2. #b98c96
  3. #a47d86
  4. #906d75
  5. #7b5e64
  6. #674e54
  7. #523e43
  8. #3e2f32
  9. #291f21
  10. #151011
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd9ca7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd9ca7
  2. #d2a6b0
  3. #d7b0b9
  4. #dcbac1
  5. #e1c4ca
  6. #e6ced3
  7. #ebd7dc
  8. #f0e1e5
  9. #f5ebed
  10. #faf5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd9ca7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd9ca7
  2. #c599a3
  3. #be969f
  4. #b6949b
  5. #ae9197
  6. #a78e94
  7. #9f8b90
  8. #97888c
  9. #8f8688
  10. #888384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8a4a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2a4a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeaca6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d699a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5a1a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bba6a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d29aa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd9ca7 {
  color: #cd9ca7;
}
Background
.bg-cd9ca7 {
  background-color: #cd9ca7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd9ca7 {
  border: 2px solid #cd9ca7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd9ca7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 156 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 33% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd9ca7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd9ca7, #cda99c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd9ca7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 156 167 / 0.35);
}

#dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 5.81 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 6.04 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.20 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 8.72 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.40 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 9.46 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.77 #326358 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Pastel Pink
#cd9ca7  rgb(205, 156, 167)  hsl(347, 33%, 71%)  Pastel Pink
#9ccdc2  rgb(156, 205, 194)  hsl(167, 33%, 71%)  Opal
#a7cd9c  rgb(167, 205, 156)  hsl(107, 33%, 71%)  Celadon
#9ca7cd  rgb(156, 167, 205)  hsl(227, 33%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder