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#C08994

#c08994 ≈ Puce

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c08994 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 53.73% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.65% magenta, 22.92% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 348°, with 30.39% saturation and 64.51% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 7.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 3.11.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3124

Complementary

  1. #c08994
  2. #89c0b5

Split complementary

  1. #c08994
  2. #89c099
  3. #89b0c0

Analogous

  1. #c089b0
  2. #c08994
  3. #c09989

Triadic

  1. #c08994
  2. #94c089
  3. #8994c0

Tetradic

  1. #c08994
  2. #c0b589
  3. #89c0b5
  4. #8994c0

Square

  1. #c08994
  2. #b0c089
  3. #89c0b5
  4. #9989c0

Monochromatic

  1. #733d48
  2. #a55867
  3. #c08994
  4. #dbbbc1
  5. #f5edee

Shades

#c08994 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c08994
  2. #ad7b85
  3. #9a6e76
  4. #866068
  5. #735259
  6. #60454a
  7. #4d373b
  8. #3a292c
  9. #261b1e
  10. #130e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c08994 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c08994
  2. #c6959f
  3. #cda1a9
  4. #d3acb4
  5. #d9b8bf
  6. #e0c4ca
  7. #e6d0d4
  8. #ecdcdf
  9. #f2e7ea
  10. #f9f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c08994 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c08994
  2. #ba8892
  3. #b38790
  4. #ad868e
  5. #a6858c
  6. #a0858a
  7. #9a8488
  8. #938386
  9. #8d8284
  10. #868182
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a99296 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #919294 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e9b93 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca858d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a68e94 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad9493 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c68790 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c08994 {
  color: #c08994;
}
Background
.bg-c08994 {
  background-color: #c08994;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c08994 {
  border: 2px solid #c08994;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c08994;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 137 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 30% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c08994 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c08994, #c09989);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c08994 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 137 148 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 3.11 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 4.77 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 5.22 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 7.01 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 8.35 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 9.32 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 9.47 #3f766b Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Puce
#c08994  rgb(192, 137, 148)  hsl(348, 30%, 65%)  Puce
#89c0b5  rgb(137, 192, 181)  hsl(168, 30%, 65%)  Opal
#94c089  rgb(148, 192, 137)  hsl(108, 30%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#8994c0  rgb(137, 148, 192)  hsl(228, 30%, 65%)  Cool Gray