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#DC708B

#dc708b ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dc708b 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 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.09% magenta, 36.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 345°, 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 2.45.

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Web safe#cc6699
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Relative luminance0.2867

Complementary

  1. #dc708b
  2. #70dcc1

Split complementary

  1. #dc708b
  2. #70dc8b
  3. #70c1dc

Analogous

  1. #dc70c1
  2. #dc708b
  3. #dc8b70

Triadic

  1. #dc708b
  2. #8bdc70
  3. #708bdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc708b
  2. #dcc170
  3. #70dcc1
  4. #708bdc

Square

  1. #dc708b
  2. #c1dc70
  3. #70dcc1
  4. #8b70dc

Monochromatic

  1. #90233e
  2. #cd3359
  3. #dc708b
  4. #ebadbd
  5. #faebef

Shades

#dc708b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc708b
  2. #c6657d
  3. #b05a6f
  4. #9a4e61
  5. #844353
  6. #6e3846
  7. #582d38
  8. #42222a
  9. #2c161c
  10. #160b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc708b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc708b
  2. #e07e97
  3. #e38da2
  4. #e79bae
  5. #eaa9b9
  6. #eeb8c5
  7. #f1c6d1
  8. #f5d4dc
  9. #f8e2e8
  10. #fcf1f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc708b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc708b
  2. #d3728a
  3. #ca7389
  4. #c07588
  5. #b77687
  6. #ae7886
  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 #83858c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e9a89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ec667a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae7d8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba8b8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e66a81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc708b {
  color: #dc708b;
}
Background
.bg-dc708b {
  background-color: #dc708b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc708b {
  border: 2px solid #dc708b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc708b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 112 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 61% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc708b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc708b, #dc8b70);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc708b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 112 139 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 2.45 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 4.14 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 6.11 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.09 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 7.27 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 7.72 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.79 #238f74 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#dc708b  rgb(220, 112, 139)  hsl(345, 61%, 65%)  Pale Violet Red
#70dcc1  rgb(112, 220, 193)  hsl(165, 61%, 65%)  Medium Aquamarine
#8bdc70  rgb(139, 220, 112)  hsl(105, 61%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#708bdc  rgb(112, 139, 220)  hsl(225, 61%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue