Rose
#DC9EB9
#DC9EB9 is a rose with medium intensity, at step 300 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 8.6:1. On white it reaches only 2.2:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#DC9EB9 shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #DC9EB9 kept exactly at step 300. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 FFF3F8
- 100 FFE2EE
- 200 FDC8DE
- 300 DC9EB9
- 400 CA8FA9
- 500 AE738D
- 600 915973
- 700 76425A
- 800 5C2F44
- 900 431C2F
- 950 2A0C1B
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-rose-50: #fff3f8; --color-rose-100: #ffe2ee; --color-rose-200: #fdc8de; --color-rose-300: #dc9eb9; --color-rose-400: #ca8fa9; --color-rose-500: #ae738d; --color-rose-600: #915973; --color-rose-700: #76425a; --color-rose-800: #5c2f44; --color-rose-900: #431c2f; --color-rose-950: #2a0c1b;}Is #DC9EB9 readable?
Contrast for text on #DC9EB9 and for #DC9EB9 used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
Fail · 2.2APCA Lc 48 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AAA · 8.6APCA Lc 60 · Content text 16px and up
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #9F657F · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 2.2APCA Lc 43 · Placeholders and disabled text
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AAA · 8.6APCA Lc 59 · Large text and headings
Color palettes with #DC9EB9
Six palettes built around #DC9EB9, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#DC9EB9 · #E28783 · #E68FF5 · #FFD2C0 · #262022
- Complementary#DC9EB9 · #2CA587 · #00B79A · #FEC2D6 · #32232B
- Split complementary#DC9EB9 · #64A770 · #00BDD2 · #FFD7E9 · #2D2026
- Triadic#DC9EB9 · #9CBE79 · #1EA9DB · #FFC7D8 · #302A2D
- Tetradic#DC9EB9 · #DEA549 · #00C99D · #DBE8FF · #35262B
- Monochromatic#DC9EB9 · #D285A5 · #F46CB5 · #F7C5D6 · #392C33
#DC9EB9 as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #DC9EB9 looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #FFF3F8
- Brand 100, #FFE2EE
- Brand 200, #FDC8DE
- Brand 300, #DC9EB9
- Brand 400, #CA8FA9
- Brand 500, #AE738D
- Brand 600, #915973
- Brand 700, #76425A
- Brand 800, #5C2F44
- Brand 900, #431C2F
- Brand 950, #2A0C1B
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FBFAFA
- Neutral 100, #F6F3F4
- Neutral 200, #E8E4E5
- Neutral 300, #D8D2D5
- Neutral 400, #A79EA2
- Neutral 500, #7A7074
- Neutral 600, #5A5155
- Neutral 700, #463E41
- Neutral 800, #2D2629
- Neutral 900, #1C1618
- Neutral 950, #0E080B
Success
- Success 50, #E7FFE2
- Success 100, #CAFCBF
- Success 200, #B4EBA9
- Success 300, #97D28A
- Success 400, #78B66A
- Success 500, #65A457
- Success 600, #417E33
- Success 700, #2A651C
- Success 800, #174D07
- Success 900, #0A3600
- Success 950, #041F00
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5EB
- Warning 100, #FFE7CE
- Warning 200, #FFCF9D
- Warning 300, #E9A452
- Warning 400, #D69344
- Warning 500, #B9771D
- Warning 600, #995E00
- Warning 700, #784900
- Warning 800, #5B3600
- Warning 900, #402400
- Warning 950, #261300
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F3
- Danger 100, #FFE4E2
- Danger 200, #FFCAC7
- Danger 300, #FFA29F
- Danger 400, #F77575
- Danger 500, #D45154
- Danger 600, #B93A40
- Danger 700, #991F2A
- Danger 800, #7B0419
- Danger 900, #58000E
- Danger 950, #360005
Info
- Info 50, #F2F7FF
- Info 100, #DFEDFF
- Info 200, #C0DCFF
- Info 300, #93C3FF
- Info 400, #70A6EB
- Info 500, #5188CD
- Info 600, #396EB0
- Info 700, #235693
- Info 800, #103F76
- Info 900, #012A59
- Info 950, #001737
- Primary buttons use Brand 300 with neutral 950 text, at 9.1:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 300: it already reads on the dark background at 9.1:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #DC9EB9
Lighter and darker versions, its complementary color, neighbors on the color wheel and softer variants.