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#DC8CA7

#dc8ca7 ≈ Puce

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dc8ca7 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 54.9% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.36% magenta, 24.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 339.75°, with 53.33% saturation and 70.59% 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 8.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3676

Complementary

  1. #dc8ca7
  2. #8cdcc1

Split complementary

  1. #dc8ca7
  2. #8cdc99
  3. #8ccfdc

Analogous

  1. #dc8ccf
  2. #dc8ca7
  3. #dc998c

Triadic

  1. #dc8ca7
  2. #a7dc8c
  3. #8ca7dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc8ca7
  2. #dcc18c
  3. #8cdcc1
  4. #8ca7dc

Square

  1. #dc8ca7
  2. #cfdc8c
  3. #8cdcc1
  4. #998cdc

Monochromatic

  1. #9f3056
  2. #ca517a
  3. #dc8ca7
  4. #eec7d4
  5. #faeff3

Shades

#dc8ca7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc8ca7
  2. #c67e96
  3. #b07086
  4. #9a6275
  5. #845464
  6. #6e4654
  7. #583843
  8. #422a32
  9. #2c1c21
  10. #160e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc8ca7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc8ca7
  2. #e098b0
  3. #e3a3b9
  4. #e7afc1
  5. #eabaca
  6. #eec6d3
  7. #f1d1dc
  8. #f5dde5
  9. #f8e8ed
  10. #fcf4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc8ca7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc8ca7
  2. #d38ba3
  3. #ca8a9f
  4. #c0889b
  5. #b78797
  6. #ae8694
  7. #a58590
  8. #9c848c
  9. #928288
  10. #898184
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bd9ba5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #969ba8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaa9a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e88895 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b695a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c09ea6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3899d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc8ca7 {
  color: #dc8ca7;
}
Background
.bg-dc8ca7 {
  background-color: #dc8ca7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc8ca7 {
  border: 2px solid #dc8ca7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc8ca7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 140 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 53% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc8ca7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc8ca7, #dc998c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc8ca7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 140 167 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 3.99 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 5.73 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 6.93 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 7.52 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 7.56 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 7.94 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 8.24 #237358 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Puce
#dc8ca7  rgb(220, 140, 167)  hsl(340, 53%, 71%)  Puce
#8cdcc1  rgb(140, 220, 193)  hsl(160, 53%, 71%)  Seafoam Green
#a7dc8c  rgb(167, 220, 140)  hsl(100, 53%, 71%)  Granny Smith Apple
#8ca7dc  rgb(140, 167, 220)  hsl(220, 53%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder