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#C1909E

#c1909e ≈ Puce

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c1909e is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 56.47% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.39% magenta, 18.13% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 342.86°, with 28.32% saturation and 66.08% 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 7.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 4.12.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3375

Complementary

  1. #c1909e
  2. #90c1b3

Split complementary

  1. #c1909e
  2. #90c19b
  3. #90b6c1

Analogous

  1. #c190b6
  2. #c1909e
  3. #c19b90

Triadic

  1. #c1909e
  2. #9ec190
  3. #909ec1

Tetradic

  1. #c1909e
  2. #c1b390
  3. #90c1b3
  4. #909ec1

Square

  1. #c1909e
  2. #b6c190
  3. #90c1b3
  4. #9b90c1

Monochromatic

  1. #764251
  2. #a65f73
  3. #c1909e
  4. #dcc1c9
  5. #f8f2f4

Shades

#c1909e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c1909e
  2. #ae828e
  3. #9a737e
  4. #87656f
  5. #74565f
  6. #61484f
  7. #4d3a3f
  8. #3a2b2f
  9. #271d20
  10. #130e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#c1909e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c1909e
  2. #c79ba8
  3. #cda6b1
  4. #d4b1bb
  5. #dabcc5
  6. #e0c8cf
  7. #e6d3d8
  8. #ecdee2
  9. #f3e9ec
  10. #f9f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c1909e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c1909e
  2. #bb8e9b
  3. #b48d98
  4. #ae8b95
  5. #a78a92
  6. #a1888f
  7. #9a868c
  8. #948589
  9. #8d8386
  10. #878283
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad989d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96989e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1a09d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c98d95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9959e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af9a9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c68e99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c1909e {
  color: #c1909e;
}
Background
.bg-c1909e {
  background-color: #c1909e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c1909e {
  border: 2px solid #c1909e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c1909e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 144 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 28% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c1909e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c1909e, #c19b90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c1909e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 144 158 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 4.12 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 5.46 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.71 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.82 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.19 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 9.20 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.25 #3e6f61 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Puce
#c1909e  rgb(193, 144, 158)  hsl(343, 28%, 66%)  Puce
#90c1b3  rgb(144, 193, 179)  hsl(163, 28%, 66%)  Opal
#9ec190  rgb(158, 193, 144)  hsl(103, 28%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green
#909ec1  rgb(144, 158, 193)  hsl(223, 28%, 66%)  Wild Blue Yonder