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Puce

#CB8A9A

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.75:1Fails

Black text

7.20:1AAA

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About Puce

Puce (#CB8A9A) is a light muted red. Its RGB value is 203, 138, 154 and its HSL value is 345°, 38%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.20:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Puce, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#CB8A9A · #8ACBBB

Analogous

#CB8ABA · #CB8A9A · #CB9B8A

Triadic

#CB8A9A · #9ACB8A · #8A9ACB

Split complementary

#CB8A9A · #8ACB9B · #8ABACB

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