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#C1917C

#c1917c ≈ Dark Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c1917c is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 56.86% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.87% magenta, 35.75% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 18.26°, with 35.75% saturation and 62.16% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Salmon (#e9967a), ΔE 8.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3304

Complementary

  1. #c1917c
  2. #7cacc1

Split complementary

  1. #c1917c
  2. #7cc1b4
  3. #7c8ac1

Analogous

  1. #c17c8a
  2. #c1917c
  3. #c1b47c

Triadic

  1. #c1917c
  2. #7cc191
  3. #917cc1

Tetradic

  1. #c1917c
  2. #acc17c
  3. #7cacc1
  4. #917cc1

Square

  1. #c1917c
  2. #8ac17c
  3. #7cacc1
  4. #b47cc1

Monochromatic

  1. #6f4735
  2. #a3674d
  3. #c1917c
  4. #dabdb0
  5. #f2e8e4

Shades

#c1917c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c1917c
  2. #ae8370
  3. #9a7463
  4. #876657
  5. #74574a
  6. #61493e
  7. #4d3a32
  8. #3a2c25
  9. #271d19
  10. #130f0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#c1917c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c1917c
  2. #c79c89
  3. #cda796
  4. #d4b2a3
  5. #dabdb0
  6. #e0c8be
  7. #e6d3cb
  8. #ecded8
  9. #f3e9e5
  10. #f9f4f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c1917c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c1917c
  2. #bb8f7c
  3. #b48e7d
  4. #ae8c7d
  5. #a78a7e
  6. #a1897e
  7. #9a877e
  8. #94857f
  9. #8d837f
  10. #878280
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac9790 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d967b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8a07c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd898b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ad947b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b39a7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c88c85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c1917c {
  color: #c1917c;
}
Background
.bg-c1917c {
  background-color: #c1917c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c1917c {
  border: 2px solid #c1917c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c1917c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 145 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 36% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c1917c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c1917c, #c1b47c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c1917c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 145 124 / 0.35);
}

#e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 8.33 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 8.52 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.52 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.78 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 8.95 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 9.41 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 10.20 #3e6e83 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Dark Salmon
#c1917c  rgb(193, 145, 124)  hsl(18, 36%, 62%)  Dark Salmon
#7cacc1  rgb(124, 172, 193)  hsl(198, 36%, 62%)  Moonstone Blue
#7cc191  rgb(124, 193, 145)  hsl(138, 36%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green
#917cc1  rgb(145, 124, 193)  hsl(258, 36%, 62%)  Purple Mountain Majesty