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#C1909C

#c1909c ≈ Puce

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c1909c is a color from the red family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 56.47% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.39% magenta, 19.17% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 345.31°, with 28.32% saturation and 66.08% 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 7.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 4.16.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3368

Complementary

  1. #c1909c
  2. #90c1b5

Split complementary

  1. #c1909c
  2. #90c19d
  3. #90b4c1

Analogous

  1. #c190b4
  2. #c1909c
  3. #c19d90

Triadic

  1. #c1909c
  2. #9cc190
  3. #909cc1

Tetradic

  1. #c1909c
  2. #c1b590
  3. #90c1b5
  4. #909cc1

Square

  1. #c1909c
  2. #b4c190
  3. #90c1b5
  4. #9d90c1

Monochromatic

  1. #76424f
  2. #a65f70
  3. #c1909c
  4. #dcc1c8
  5. #f8f2f3

Shades

#c1909c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c1909c
  2. #ae828c
  3. #9a737d
  4. #87656d
  5. #74565e
  6. #61484e
  7. #4d3a3e
  8. #3a2b2f
  9. #271d1f
  10. #130e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#c1909c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c1909c
  2. #c79ba6
  3. #cda6b0
  4. #d4b1ba
  5. #dabcc4
  6. #e0c8ce
  7. #e6d3d7
  8. #ecdee1
  9. #f3e9eb
  10. #f9f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c1909c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c1909c
  2. #bb8e99
  3. #b48d96
  4. #ae8b94
  5. #a78a91
  6. #a1888e
  7. #9a868b
  8. #948588
  9. #8d8386
  10. #878283
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad989d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96989c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2a09b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca8d94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9959c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af9a9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c68e97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c1909c {
  color: #c1909c;
}
Background
.bg-c1909c {
  background-color: #c1909c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c1909c {
  border: 2px solid #c1909c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c1909c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 144 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 28% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c1909c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c1909c, #c19d90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c1909c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 144 156 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 4.16 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 4.77 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.17 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.38 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 9.13 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.46 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.55 #3e6f63 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Puce
#c1909c  rgb(193, 144, 156)  hsl(345, 28%, 66%)  Puce
#90c1b5  rgb(144, 193, 181)  hsl(165, 28%, 66%)  Opal
#9cc190  rgb(156, 193, 144)  hsl(105, 28%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green
#909cc1  rgb(144, 156, 193)  hsl(225, 28%, 66%)  Cool Gray