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#C28FA0

#c28fa0 ≈ Puce

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c28fa0 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 56.08% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.29% magenta, 17.53% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 340°, with 29.48% 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 7.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.3365

Complementary

  1. #c28fa0
  2. #8fc2b1

Split complementary

  1. #c28fa0
  2. #8fc298
  3. #8fbac2

Analogous

  1. #c28fba
  2. #c28fa0
  3. #c2988f

Triadic

  1. #c28fa0
  2. #a0c28f
  3. #8fa0c2

Tetradic

  1. #c28fa0
  2. #c2b18f
  3. #8fc2b1
  4. #8fa0c2

Square

  1. #c28fa0
  2. #bac28f
  3. #8fc2b1
  4. #988fc2

Monochromatic

  1. #774153
  2. #a75d76
  3. #c28fa0
  4. #ddc1ca
  5. #f8f2f4

Shades

#c28fa0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c28fa0
  2. #af8190
  3. #9b7280
  4. #886470
  5. #745660
  6. #614850
  7. #4e3940
  8. #3a2b30
  9. #271d20
  10. #130e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#c28fa0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c28fa0
  2. #c89aaa
  3. #cea5b3
  4. #d4b1bd
  5. #dabcc6
  6. #e1c7d0
  7. #e7d2d9
  8. #eddde3
  9. #f3e9ec
  10. #f9f4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c28fa0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c28fa0
  2. #bb8e9d
  3. #b58c9a
  4. #ae8b96
  5. #a88993
  6. #a18890
  7. #9a868d
  8. #94858a
  9. #8d8386
  10. #878283
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad989e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9598a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1a09f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca8d95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a994a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af9a9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c78e99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c28fa0 {
  color: #c28fa0;
}
Background
.bg-c28fa0 {
  background-color: #c28fa0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c28fa0 {
  border: 2px solid #c28fa0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c28fa0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 143 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 29% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c28fa0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c28fa0, #c2988f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c28fa0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 143 160 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 3.80 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.47 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.26 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 9.08 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.20 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 9.49 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.50 #3d705f Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Puce
#c28fa0  rgb(194, 143, 160)  hsl(340, 29%, 66%)  Puce
#8fc2b1  rgb(143, 194, 177)  hsl(160, 29%, 66%)  Opal
#a0c28f  rgb(160, 194, 143)  hsl(100, 29%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green
#8fa0c2  rgb(143, 160, 194)  hsl(220, 29%, 66%)  Wild Blue Yonder