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#DC688A

#dc688a ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dc688a is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 40.78% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.73% magenta, 37.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 342.41°, with 62.37% saturation and 63.53% 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 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 2.29.

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Relative luminance0.2695

Complementary

  1. #dc688a
  2. #68dcba

Split complementary

  1. #dc688a
  2. #68dc80
  3. #68c4dc

Analogous

  1. #dc68c4
  2. #dc688a
  3. #dc8068

Triadic

  1. #dc688a
  2. #8adc68
  3. #688adc

Tetradic

  1. #dc688a
  2. #dcba68
  3. #68dcba
  4. #688adc

Square

  1. #dc688a
  2. #c4dc68
  3. #68dcba
  4. #8068dc

Monochromatic

  1. #8b203f
  2. #c92f5c
  3. #dc688a
  4. #eaa6ba
  5. #f9e4ea

Shades

#dc688a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc688a
  2. #c65e7c
  3. #b0536e
  4. #9a4961
  5. #843e53
  6. #6e3445
  7. #582a37
  8. #421f29
  9. #2c151c
  10. #160a0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc688a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc688a
  2. #e07796
  3. #e386a1
  4. #e795ad
  5. #eaa4b9
  6. #eeb4c5
  7. #f1c3d0
  8. #f5d2dc
  9. #f8e1e8
  10. #fcf0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc688a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc688a
  2. #d36a89
  3. #ca6d88
  4. #c06f87
  5. #b77286
  6. #ae7485
  7. #a57684
  8. #9c7983
  9. #927b82
  10. #897e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2808c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c808b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a9687 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ec5d75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab778b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b88688 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6627e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc688a {
  color: #dc688a;
}
Background
.bg-dc688a {
  background-color: #dc688a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc688a {
  border: 2px solid #dc688a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc688a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 104 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 62% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc688a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc688a, #dc8068);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc688a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 104 138 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 2.29 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 2.35 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 5.36 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 5.69 #ff55a3 Brilliant Rose ΔE 7.67 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 8.08 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 8.17 #239775 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#dc688a  rgb(220, 104, 138)  hsl(342, 62%, 64%)  Pale Violet Red
#68dcba  rgb(104, 220, 186)  hsl(162, 62%, 64%)  Medium Aquamarine
#8adc68  rgb(138, 220, 104)  hsl(102, 62%, 64%)  Pastel Green
#688adc  rgb(104, 138, 220)  hsl(222, 62%, 64%)  United Nations Blue