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#DB8CA8

#db8ca8 ≈ Puce

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#db8ca8 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 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.07% magenta, 23.29% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 338.73°, 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 8.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 4.11.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3664

Complementary

  1. #db8ca8
  2. #8cdbbf

Split complementary

  1. #db8ca8
  2. #8cdb97
  3. #8cd0db

Analogous

  1. #db8cd0
  2. #db8ca8
  3. #db978c

Triadic

  1. #db8ca8
  2. #a8db8c
  3. #8ca8db

Tetradic

  1. #db8ca8
  2. #dbbf8c
  3. #8cdbbf
  4. #8ca8db

Square

  1. #db8ca8
  2. #d0db8c
  3. #8cdbbf
  4. #978cdb

Monochromatic

  1. #9d3157
  2. #c9527c
  3. #db8ca8
  4. #edc6d4
  5. #faeff3

Shades

#db8ca8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db8ca8
  2. #c57e97
  3. #af7086
  4. #996276
  5. #835465
  6. #6e4654
  7. #583843
  8. #422a32
  9. #2c1c22
  10. #160e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#db8ca8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db8ca8
  2. #df98b1
  3. #e2a3b9
  4. #e6afc2
  5. #e9bacb
  6. #edc6d4
  7. #f1d1dc
  8. #f4dde5
  9. #f8e8ee
  10. #fbf4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db8ca8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db8ca8
  2. #d28ba4
  3. #c98aa0
  4. #c0889c
  5. #b78798
  6. #ae8694
  7. #a48590
  8. #9b848c
  9. #928288
  10. #898184
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bc9aa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #969ba9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9a8a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e78896 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b695a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf9ea7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e28a9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db8ca8 {
  color: #db8ca8;
}
Background
.bg-db8ca8 {
  background-color: #db8ca8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db8ca8 {
  border: 2px solid #db8ca8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db8ca8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 140 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 52% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db8ca8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db8ca8, #db978c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db8ca8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 140 168 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 4.11 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 6.01 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 7.00 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 7.41 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 7.78 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 7.94 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 8.26 #247357 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Puce
#db8ca8  rgb(219, 140, 168)  hsl(339, 52%, 70%)  Puce
#8cdbbf  rgb(140, 219, 191)  hsl(159, 52%, 70%)  Seafoam Green
#a8db8c  rgb(168, 219, 140)  hsl(99, 52%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple
#8ca8db  rgb(140, 168, 219)  hsl(219, 52%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder