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#A9656D

#a9656d ≈ Rose Gold

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a9656d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 39.61% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40.24% magenta, 35.5% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 352.94°, with 28.33% saturation and 52.94% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Gold (#b76e79), ΔE 4.23.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1885

Complementary

  1. #a9656d
  2. #65a9a1

Split complementary

  1. #a9656d
  2. #65a97f
  3. #658fa9

Analogous

  1. #a9658f
  2. #a9656d
  3. #a97f65

Triadic

  1. #a9656d
  2. #6da965
  3. #656da9

Tetradic

  1. #a9656d
  2. #a9a165
  3. #65a9a1
  4. #656da9

Square

  1. #a9656d
  2. #8fa965
  3. #65a9a1
  4. #7f65a9

Monochromatic

  1. #4b2a2e
  2. #7c454c
  3. #a9656d
  4. #c4969c
  5. #e0c7ca

Shades

#a9656d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9656d
  2. #985b62
  3. #875157
  4. #76474c
  5. #653d41
  6. #553337
  7. #44282c
  8. #331e21
  9. #221416
  10. #110a0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9656d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9656d
  2. #b2747c
  3. #ba848a
  4. #c39399
  5. #cba3a7
  6. #d4b2b6
  7. #ddc1c5
  8. #e5d1d3
  9. #eee0e2
  10. #f6f0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9656d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9656d
  2. #a5686f
  3. #a16a71
  4. #9d6d73
  5. #997075
  6. #957377
  7. #907578
  8. #8c787a
  9. #887b7c
  10. #847d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e7174 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #71706d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827d6c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b55e68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b6c6d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93746c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0616a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9656d {
  color: #a9656d;
}
Background
.bg-a9656d {
  background-color: #a9656d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9656d {
  border: 2px solid #a9656d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9656d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 101 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 28% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9656d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9656d, #a97f65);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9656d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 101 109 / 0.35);
}

#b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 4.23 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 4.74 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 5.66 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 6.71 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.83 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 9.40 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 9.42 #569a92 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Rose Gold
#a9656d  rgb(169, 101, 109)  hsl(353, 28%, 53%)  Rose Gold
#65a9a1  rgb(101, 169, 161)  hsl(173, 28%, 53%)  Verdigris
#6da965  rgb(109, 169, 101)  hsl(113, 28%, 53%)  Asparagus
#656da9  rgb(101, 109, 169)  hsl(233, 28%, 53%)  Queen Blue