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Puce

#CC8B9A

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.72:1Fails

Black text

7.28:1AAA

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About Puce

Puce (#CC8B9A) is a light muted red. Its RGB value is 204, 139, 154 and its HSL value is 346°, 39%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 (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

#CC8B9A · #8BCCBD

Analogous

#CC8BBA · #CC8B9A · #CC9D8B

Triadic

#CC8B9A · #9ACC8B · #8B9ACC

Split complementary

#CC8B9A · #8BCC9D · #8BBACC

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