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#C96889

#c96889 ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c96889 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 40.78% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.26% magenta, 31.84% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 339.59°, with 47.32% saturation and 59.8% 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 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 4.11.

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Relative luminance0.2412

Complementary

  1. #c96889
  2. #68c9a8

Split complementary

  1. #c96889
  2. #68c977
  3. #68b9c9

Analogous

  1. #c968b9
  2. #c96889
  3. #c97768

Triadic

  1. #c96889
  2. #89c968
  3. #6889c9

Tetradic

  1. #c96889
  2. #c9a868
  3. #68c9a8
  4. #6889c9

Square

  1. #c96889
  2. #b9c968
  3. #68c9a8
  4. #7768c9

Monochromatic

  1. #702840
  2. #a83c61
  3. #c96889
  4. #dda0b5
  5. #f1d9e1

Shades

#c96889 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c96889
  2. #b55e7b
  3. #a1536e
  4. #8d4960
  5. #793e52
  6. #653445
  7. #502a37
  8. #3c1f29
  9. #28151b
  10. #140a0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#c96889 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c96889
  2. #ce7795
  3. #d486a1
  4. #d995ac
  5. #dfa4b8
  6. #e4b4c4
  7. #e9c3d0
  8. #efd2dc
  9. #f4e1e7
  10. #faf0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c96889 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c96889
  2. #c26a88
  3. #ba6d87
  4. #b36f86
  5. #ac7285
  6. #a57485
  7. #9d7684
  8. #967983
  9. #8f7b82
  10. #877e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a57c88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #777c8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8e87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d76174 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e748a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa8088 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1647d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c96889 {
  color: #c96889;
}
Background
.bg-c96889 {
  background-color: #c96889;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c96889 {
  border: 2px solid #c96889;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c96889;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 104 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 47% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c96889 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c96889, #c97768);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c96889 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 104 137 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 4.11 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 4.54 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 5.78 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 5.83 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 6.48 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 8.14 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.34 #369776 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#c96889  rgb(201, 104, 137)  hsl(340, 47%, 60%)  Pale Violet Red
#68c9a8  rgb(104, 201, 168)  hsl(160, 47%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine
#89c968  rgb(137, 201, 104)  hsl(100, 47%, 60%)  Pistachio
#6889c9  rgb(104, 137, 201)  hsl(220, 47%, 60%)  Glaucous