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#DC708A

#dc708a ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dc708a is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 43.92% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.09% magenta, 37.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 345.56°, with 60.67% saturation and 65.1% 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 6.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 2.75.

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Web safe#cc6699
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Relative luminance0.2864

Complementary

  1. #dc708a
  2. #70dcc2

Split complementary

  1. #dc708a
  2. #70dc8c
  3. #70c0dc

Analogous

  1. #dc70c0
  2. #dc708a
  3. #dc8c70

Triadic

  1. #dc708a
  2. #8adc70
  3. #708adc

Tetradic

  1. #dc708a
  2. #dcc270
  3. #70dcc2
  4. #708adc

Square

  1. #dc708a
  2. #c0dc70
  3. #70dcc2
  4. #8c70dc

Monochromatic

  1. #90233d
  2. #cd3358
  3. #dc708a
  4. #ebadbc
  5. #faebef

Shades

#dc708a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc708a
  2. #c6657c
  3. #b05a6e
  4. #9a4e61
  5. #844353
  6. #6e3845
  7. #582d37
  8. #422229
  9. #2c161c
  10. #160b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc708a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc708a
  2. #e07e96
  3. #e38da1
  4. #e79bad
  5. #eaa9b9
  6. #eeb8c5
  7. #f1c6d0
  8. #f5d4dc
  9. #f8e2e8
  10. #fcf1f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc708a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc708a
  2. #d37289
  3. #ca7388
  4. #c07587
  5. #b77686
  6. #ae7885
  7. #a57a84
  8. #9c7b83
  9. #927d82
  10. #897e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4868f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #83858b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f9a88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ec6679 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae7d8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba8b89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e66a80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc708a {
  color: #dc708a;
}
Background
.bg-dc708a {
  background-color: #dc708a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc708a {
  border: 2px solid #dc708a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc708a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 112 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 61% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc708a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc708a, #dc8c70);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc708a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 112 138 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 2.75 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 4.19 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 6.41 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.12 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 7.37 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.69 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 7.70 #238f75 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#dc708a  rgb(220, 112, 138)  hsl(346, 61%, 65%)  Pale Violet Red
#70dcc2  rgb(112, 220, 194)  hsl(166, 61%, 65%)  Medium Aquamarine
#8adc70  rgb(138, 220, 112)  hsl(106, 61%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#708adc  rgb(112, 138, 220)  hsl(226, 61%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue