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#A97D7D

#a97d7d ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a97d7d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 49.02% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.04% magenta, 26.04% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 20.37% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 5.47.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.2458

Complementary

  1. #a97d7d
  2. #7da9a9

Split complementary

  1. #a97d7d
  2. #7da993
  3. #7d93a9

Analogous

  1. #a97d93
  2. #a97d7d
  3. #a9937d

Triadic

  1. #a97d7d
  2. #7da97d
  3. #7d7da9

Tetradic

  1. #a97d7d
  2. #a9a97d
  3. #7da9a9
  4. #7d7da9

Square

  1. #a97d7d
  2. #93a97d
  3. #7da9a9
  4. #937da9

Monochromatic

  1. #553838
  2. #835757
  3. #a97d7d
  4. #c7abab
  5. #e6d9d9

Shades

#a97d7d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a97d7d
  2. #987171
  3. #876464
  4. #765858
  5. #654b4b
  6. #553f3f
  7. #443232
  8. #332626
  9. #221919
  10. #110d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#a97d7d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a97d7d
  2. #b28a8a
  3. #ba9797
  4. #c3a4a4
  5. #cbb1b1
  6. #d4bebe
  7. #ddcbcb
  8. #e5d8d8
  9. #eee5e5
  10. #f6f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a97d7d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a97d7d
  2. #a57d7d
  3. #a17e7e
  4. #9d7e7e
  5. #997e7e
  6. #957f7f
  7. #907f7f
  8. #8c7f7f
  9. #887f7f
  10. #848080
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #968484 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85837d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8b7c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2797d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95817d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a867d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af7a7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a97d7d {
  color: #a97d7d;
}
Background
.bg-a97d7d {
  background-color: #a97d7d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a97d7d {
  border: 2px solid #a97d7d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a97d7d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 125 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 20% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a97d7d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a97d7d, #a9937d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a97d7d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 125 125 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 5.47 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.09 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 7.13 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.32 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.27 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.81 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.77 #568282 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Old Rose
#a97d7d  rgb(169, 125, 125)  hsl(0, 20%, 58%)  Old Rose
#7da9a9  rgb(125, 169, 169)  hsl(180, 20%, 58%)  Cadet Blue
#7da97d  rgb(125, 169, 125)  hsl(120, 20%, 58%)  Asparagus
#7d7da9  rgb(125, 125, 169)  hsl(240, 20%, 58%)  Purple Mountain Majesty