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#DD8EA9

#dd8ea9 ≈ Puce

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dd8ea9 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 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.75% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 339.49°, 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 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 4.29.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3758

Complementary

  1. #dd8ea9
  2. #8eddc2

Split complementary

  1. #dd8ea9
  2. #8edd9b
  3. #8ed1dd

Analogous

  1. #dd8ed1
  2. #dd8ea9
  3. #dd9b8e

Triadic

  1. #dd8ea9
  2. #a9dd8e
  3. #8ea9dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd8ea9
  2. #ddc28e
  3. #8eddc2
  4. #8ea9dd

Square

  1. #dd8ea9
  2. #d1dd8e
  3. #8eddc2
  4. #9b8edd

Monochromatic

  1. #a13157
  2. #cb537c
  3. #dd8ea9
  4. #efc9d6
  5. #faeff3

Shades

#dd8ea9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd8ea9
  2. #c78098
  3. #b17287
  4. #9b6376
  5. #855565
  6. #6f4755
  7. #583944
  8. #422b33
  9. #2c1c22
  10. #160e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd8ea9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd8ea9
  2. #e099b2
  3. #e4a5ba
  4. #e7b0c3
  5. #ebbbcb
  6. #eec7d4
  7. #f1d2dd
  8. #f5dde5
  9. #f8e8ee
  10. #fcf4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd8ea9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd8ea9
  2. #d48da5
  3. #ca8ba1
  4. #c18a9d
  5. #b88899
  6. #af8795
  7. #a58690
  8. #9c848c
  9. #938388
  10. #898184
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #be9ca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #989daa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abaaa7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e98a97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b897aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1a0a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e48c9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd8ea9 {
  color: #dd8ea9;
}
Background
.bg-dd8ea9 {
  background-color: #dd8ea9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd8ea9 {
  border: 2px solid #dd8ea9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd8ea9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 142 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 54% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd8ea9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd8ea9, #dd9b8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd8ea9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 142 169 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 4.29 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 5.62 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 7.44 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 7.48 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 7.77 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 7.92 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 7.94 #227156 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Puce
#dd8ea9  rgb(221, 142, 169)  hsl(339, 54%, 71%)  Puce
#8eddc2  rgb(142, 221, 194)  hsl(159, 54%, 71%)  Seafoam Green
#a9dd8e  rgb(169, 221, 142)  hsl(99, 54%, 71%)  Granny Smith Apple
#8ea9dd  rgb(142, 169, 221)  hsl(219, 54%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder