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#C98AAA

#c98aaa ≈ Puce

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#c98aaa is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 54.12% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.34% magenta, 15.42% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 329.52°, with 36.84% saturation and 66.47% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 7.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 5.34.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.335

Complementary

  1. #c98aaa
  2. #8ac9a9

Split complementary

  1. #c98aaa
  2. #8bc98a
  3. #8ac9c8

Analogous

  1. #c88ac9
  2. #c98aaa
  3. #c98a8b

Triadic

  1. #c98aaa
  2. #aac98a
  3. #8aaac9

Tetradic

  1. #c98aaa
  2. #c9a98a
  3. #8ac9a9
  4. #8aaac9

Square

  1. #c98aaa
  2. #c9c88a
  3. #8ac9a9
  4. #8a8bc9

Monochromatic

  1. #7f3b5e
  2. #b15684
  3. #c98aaa
  4. #e1bed0
  5. #f9f1f5

Shades

#c98aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c98aaa
  2. #b57c99
  3. #a16e88
  4. #8d6177
  5. #795366
  6. #654555
  7. #503744
  8. #3c2933
  9. #281c22
  10. #140e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#c98aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c98aaa
  2. #ce96b3
  3. #d4a1bb
  4. #d9adc4
  5. #dfb9cc
  6. #e4c5d5
  7. #e9d0dd
  8. #efdce6
  9. #f4e8ee
  10. #faf3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c98aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c98aaa
  2. #c289a6
  3. #ba88a2
  4. #b3879d
  5. #ac8699
  6. #a58595
  7. #9d8491
  8. #96838d
  9. #8f8288
  10. #878184
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b095a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f96ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ea0a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d28995 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a992ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b198a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce899e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c98aaa {
  color: #c98aaa;
}
Background
.bg-c98aaa {
  background-color: #c98aaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c98aaa {
  border: 2px solid #c98aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c98aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 138 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 37% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c98aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c98aaa, #c98a8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c98aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 138 170 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 5.34 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 7.95 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.05 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.38 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 8.53 #f77fbe Persian Pink ΔE 9.14 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 10.01 #367555 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Puce
#c98aaa  rgb(201, 138, 170)  hsl(330, 37%, 66%)  Puce
#8ac9a9  rgb(138, 201, 169)  hsl(150, 37%, 66%)  Medium Aquamarine
#aac98a  rgb(170, 201, 138)  hsl(90, 37%, 66%)  Olivine
#8aaac9  rgb(138, 170, 201)  hsl(210, 37%, 66%)  Iceberg