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#DE8CA7

#de8ca7 ≈ Puce

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#de8ca7 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 54.9% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.94% magenta, 24.77% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 340.24°, with 55.41% saturation and 70.98% 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 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 4.19.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3708

Complementary

  1. #de8ca7
  2. #8cdec3

Split complementary

  1. #de8ca7
  2. #8cde9a
  3. #8cd0de

Analogous

  1. #de8cd0
  2. #de8ca7
  3. #de9a8c

Triadic

  1. #de8ca7
  2. #a7de8c
  3. #8ca7de

Tetradic

  1. #de8ca7
  2. #dec38c
  3. #8cdec3
  4. #8ca7de

Square

  1. #de8ca7
  2. #d0de8c
  3. #8cdec3
  4. #9a8cde

Monochromatic

  1. #a22f55
  2. #cd517a
  3. #de8ca7
  4. #efc7d4
  5. #faeff3

Shades

#de8ca7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de8ca7
  2. #c87e96
  3. #b27086
  4. #9b6275
  5. #855464
  6. #6f4654
  7. #593843
  8. #432a32
  9. #2c1c21
  10. #160e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#de8ca7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de8ca7
  2. #e198b0
  3. #e5a3b9
  4. #e8afc1
  5. #ebbaca
  6. #efc6d3
  7. #f2d1dc
  8. #f5dde5
  9. #f8e8ed
  10. #fcf4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de8ca7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de8ca7
  2. #d58ba3
  3. #cb8a9f
  4. #c2889b
  5. #b88797
  6. #af8694
  7. #a68590
  8. #9c848c
  9. #938288
  10. #898184
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #be9ba5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #979ba8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aba9a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb8795 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b895a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c19fa6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6899d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de8ca7 {
  color: #de8ca7;
}
Background
.bg-de8ca7 {
  background-color: #de8ca7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de8ca7 {
  border: 2px solid #de8ca7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de8ca7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 140 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 55% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de8ca7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de8ca7, #de9a8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de8ca7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 140 167 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 4.19 #fc8eac Flamingo Pink ΔE 5.33 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 6.89 #ff91a4 Salmon Pink ΔE 7.18 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 7.54 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 7.83 #ffa6c9 Carnation Pink ΔE 8.06 #217358 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Puce
#de8ca7  rgb(222, 140, 167)  hsl(340, 55%, 71%)  Puce
#8cdec3  rgb(140, 222, 195)  hsl(160, 55%, 71%)  Seafoam Green
#a7de8c  rgb(167, 222, 140)  hsl(100, 55%, 71%)  Granny Smith Apple
#8ca7de  rgb(140, 167, 222)  hsl(220, 55%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder