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#DB8CA5

#db8ca5 ≈ Puce

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#db8ca5 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 54.9% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.07% magenta, 24.66% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 341.01°, with 52.32% saturation and 70.39% 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 8.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 3.53.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3653

Complementary

  1. #db8ca5
  2. #8cdbc2

Split complementary

  1. #db8ca5
  2. #8cdb9a
  3. #8ccddb

Analogous

  1. #db8ccd
  2. #db8ca5
  3. #db9a8c

Triadic

  1. #db8ca5
  2. #a5db8c
  3. #8ca5db

Tetradic

  1. #db8ca5
  2. #dbc28c
  3. #8cdbc2
  4. #8ca5db

Square

  1. #db8ca5
  2. #cddb8c
  3. #8cdbc2
  4. #9a8cdb

Monochromatic

  1. #9d3153
  2. #c95277
  3. #db8ca5
  4. #edc6d3
  5. #faeff3

Shades

#db8ca5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db8ca5
  2. #c57e95
  3. #af7084
  4. #996274
  5. #835463
  6. #6e4653
  7. #583842
  8. #422a32
  9. #2c1c21
  10. #160e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#db8ca5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db8ca5
  2. #df98ae
  3. #e2a3b7
  4. #e6afc0
  5. #e9bac9
  6. #edc6d2
  7. #f1d1db
  8. #f4dde4
  9. #f8e8ed
  10. #fbf4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db8ca5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db8ca5
  2. #d28ba1
  3. #c98a9e
  4. #c0889a
  5. #b78796
  6. #ae8693
  7. #a4858f
  8. #9b848b
  9. #928287
  10. #898184
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bc9aa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #969aa6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaa8a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e78795 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b695a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf9ea4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3899b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db8ca5 {
  color: #db8ca5;
}
Background
.bg-db8ca5 {
  background-color: #db8ca5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db8ca5 {
  border: 2px solid #db8ca5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db8ca5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 140 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 341 52% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db8ca5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db8ca5, #db9a8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db8ca5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 140 165 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 3.53 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 5.81 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 6.92 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 7.41 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 7.78 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 8.45 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 8.52 #24735a Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Puce
#db8ca5  rgb(219, 140, 165)  hsl(341, 52%, 70%)  Puce
#8cdbc2  rgb(140, 219, 194)  hsl(161, 52%, 70%)  Seafoam Green
#a5db8c  rgb(165, 219, 140)  hsl(101, 52%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple
#8ca5db  rgb(140, 165, 219)  hsl(221, 52%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder