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#B88198

#b88198 ≈ Puce

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b88198 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 50.59% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.89% magenta, 17.39% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 334.91°, with 27.92% saturation and 61.37% 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 6.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 5.12.

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Relative luminance0.2816

Complementary

  1. #b88198
  2. #81b8a1

Split complementary

  1. #b88198
  2. #81b885
  3. #81b3b8

Analogous

  1. #b881b3
  2. #b88198
  3. #b88581

Triadic

  1. #b88198
  2. #98b881
  3. #8198b8

Tetradic

  1. #b88198
  2. #b8a181
  3. #81b8a1
  4. #8198b8

Square

  1. #b88198
  2. #b3b881
  3. #81b8a1
  4. #8581b8

Monochromatic

  1. #663a4c
  2. #975571
  3. #b88198
  4. #d4b2c0
  5. #efe3e8

Shades

#b88198 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b88198
  2. #a67489
  3. #93677a
  4. #815a6a
  5. #6e4d5b
  6. #5c414c
  7. #4a343d
  8. #37272e
  9. #251a1e
  10. #120d0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b88198 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b88198
  2. #bf8ea2
  3. #c69aad
  4. #cda7b7
  5. #d4b3c1
  6. #dcc0cc
  7. #e3cdd6
  8. #ead9e0
  9. #f1e6ea
  10. #f8f2f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b88198 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b88198
  2. #b28196
  3. #ad8193
  4. #a78191
  5. #a2818e
  6. #9c818c
  7. #96808a
  8. #918087
  9. #8b8085
  10. #868082
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a28b94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #868b99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #939497 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c07f89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d8799 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a38d97 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd808f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b88198 {
  color: #b88198;
}
Background
.bg-b88198 {
  background-color: #b88198;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b88198 {
  border: 2px solid #b88198;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b88198;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 129 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 335 28% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b88198 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b88198, #b88581);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b88198 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 129 152 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 5.12 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 6.14 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.65 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 8.40 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 8.60 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.73 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.96 #477e67 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Puce
#b88198  rgb(184, 129, 152)  hsl(335, 28%, 61%)  Puce
#81b8a1  rgb(129, 184, 161)  hsl(155, 28%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#98b881  rgb(152, 184, 129)  hsl(95, 28%, 61%)  Olivine
#8198b8  rgb(129, 152, 184)  hsl(215, 28%, 61%)  Cool Gray