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#DD8EA2

#dd8ea2 ≈ Puce

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dd8ea2 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 55.69% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.75% magenta, 26.7% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 344.81°, with 53.74% saturation and 71.18% 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 8.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 3.44.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3733

Complementary

  1. #dd8ea2
  2. #8eddc9

Split complementary

  1. #dd8ea2
  2. #8edda2
  3. #8ecadd

Analogous

  1. #dd8eca
  2. #dd8ea2
  3. #dda28e

Triadic

  1. #dd8ea2
  2. #a2dd8e
  3. #8ea2dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd8ea2
  2. #ddc98e
  3. #8eddc9
  4. #8ea2dd

Square

  1. #dd8ea2
  2. #cadd8e
  3. #8eddc9
  4. #a28edd

Monochromatic

  1. #a1314d
  2. #cb5372
  3. #dd8ea2
  4. #efc9d2
  5. #faeff2

Shades

#dd8ea2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd8ea2
  2. #c78092
  3. #b17282
  4. #9b6371
  5. #855561
  6. #6f4751
  7. #583941
  8. #422b31
  9. #2c1c20
  10. #160e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd8ea2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd8ea2
  2. #e099ab
  3. #e4a5b5
  4. #e7b0be
  5. #ebbbc7
  6. #eec7d1
  7. #f1d2da
  8. #f5dde3
  9. #f8e8ec
  10. #fcf4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd8ea2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd8ea2
  2. #d48d9f
  3. #ca8b9b
  4. #c18a98
  5. #b88894
  6. #af8791
  7. #a5868e
  8. #9c848a
  9. #938387
  10. #898183
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #be9ca3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #999ca3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adaaa0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea8995 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b896a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a0a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e58b9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd8ea2 {
  color: #dd8ea2;
}
Background
.bg-dd8ea2 {
  background-color: #dd8ea2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd8ea2 {
  border: 2px solid #dd8ea2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd8ea2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 142 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 54% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd8ea2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd8ea2, #dda28e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd8ea2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 142 162 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 3.44 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 5.48 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 6.36 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 7.54 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 8.40 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 8.65 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.81 #22715d Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Puce
#dd8ea2  rgb(221, 142, 162)  hsl(345, 54%, 71%)  Puce
#8eddc9  rgb(142, 221, 201)  hsl(165, 54%, 71%)  Seafoam Green
#a2dd8e  rgb(162, 221, 142)  hsl(105, 54%, 71%)  Granny Smith Apple
#8ea2dd  rgb(142, 162, 221)  hsl(225, 54%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder