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#CE878C

#ce878c ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ce878c is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 52.94% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.47% magenta, 32.04% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 355.77°, with 42.01% saturation and 66.86% 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 7.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 3.51.

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Relative luminance0.3234

Complementary

  1. #ce878c
  2. #87cec9

Split complementary

  1. #ce878c
  2. #87cea5
  3. #87afce

Analogous

  1. #ce87af
  2. #ce878c
  3. #cea587

Triadic

  1. #ce878c
  2. #8cce87
  3. #878cce

Tetradic

  1. #ce878c
  2. #cec987
  3. #87cec9
  4. #878cce

Square

  1. #ce878c
  2. #afce87
  3. #87cec9
  4. #a587ce

Monochromatic

  1. #85373c
  2. #b85158
  3. #ce878c
  4. #e4bdc0
  5. #f9f1f1

Shades

#ce878c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce878c
  2. #b97a7e
  3. #a56c70
  4. #905f62
  5. #7c5154
  6. #674446
  7. #523638
  8. #3e292a
  9. #291b1c
  10. #150e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce878c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce878c
  2. #d39398
  3. #d89fa3
  4. #ddabaf
  5. #e2b7ba
  6. #e7c3c6
  7. #ebcfd1
  8. #f0dbdd
  9. #f5e7e8
  10. #faf3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce878c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce878c
  2. #c6868b
  3. #be868a
  4. #b78588
  5. #af8487
  6. #a78486
  7. #9f8385
  8. #978284
  9. #908182
  10. #888181
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b19395 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94928c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a59f8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db8089 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae8e8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7968b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6838a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce878c {
  color: #ce878c;
}
Background
.bg-ce878c {
  background-color: #ce878c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce878c {
  border: 2px solid #ce878c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce878c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 135 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 42% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce878c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce878c, #cea587);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce878c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 135 140 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 3.51 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 4.54 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 5.85 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 7.59 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 8.09 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 8.24 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.25 #317873 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Old Rose
#ce878c  rgb(206, 135, 140)  hsl(356, 42%, 67%)  Old Rose
#87cec9  rgb(135, 206, 201)  hsl(176, 42%, 67%)  Medium Turquoise
#8cce87  rgb(140, 206, 135)  hsl(116, 42%, 67%)  Pistachio
#878cce  rgb(135, 140, 206)  hsl(236, 42%, 67%)  Glaucous