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#AE6E79

#ae6e79 ≈ Rose Gold

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ae6e79 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 43.14% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.78% magenta, 30.46% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 349.69°, with 28.32% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Gold (#b76e79), ΔE 2.09.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.2153

Complementary

  1. #ae6e79
  2. #6eaea3

Split complementary

  1. #ae6e79
  2. #6eae83
  3. #6e99ae

Analogous

  1. #ae6e99
  2. #ae6e79
  3. #ae836e

Triadic

  1. #ae6e79
  2. #79ae6e
  3. #6e79ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae6e79
  2. #aea36e
  3. #6eaea3
  4. #6e79ae

Square

  1. #ae6e79
  2. #99ae6e
  3. #6eaea3
  4. #836eae

Monochromatic

  1. #542f35
  2. #854a54
  3. #ae6e79
  4. #c99fa6
  5. #e5d0d4

Shades

#ae6e79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae6e79
  2. #9d636d
  3. #8b5861
  4. #7a4d55
  5. #684249
  6. #57373d
  7. #462c30
  8. #342124
  9. #231618
  10. #110b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae6e79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae6e79
  2. #b67d86
  3. #be8b94
  4. #c69aa1
  5. #cea8af
  6. #d7b7bc
  7. #dfc5c9
  8. #e7d4d7
  9. #efe2e4
  10. #f7f1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae6e79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae6e79
  2. #a9707a
  3. #a5727a
  4. #a0737b
  5. #9c757c
  6. #97777d
  7. #92797d
  8. #8e7b7e
  9. #897c7f
  10. #857e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95797d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #787979 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #888478 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b96972 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #917579 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #997c78 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b56b75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae6e79 {
  color: #ae6e79;
}
Background
.bg-ae6e79 {
  background-color: #ae6e79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae6e79 {
  border: 2px solid #ae6e79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae6e79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 110 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 28% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae6e79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae6e79, #ae836e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae6e79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 110 121 / 0.35);
}

#b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 2.09 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 2.35 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 6.78 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.09 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 8.20 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.52 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.56 #519186 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Rose Gold
#ae6e79  rgb(174, 110, 121)  hsl(350, 28%, 56%)  Rose Gold
#6eaea3  rgb(110, 174, 163)  hsl(170, 28%, 56%)  Verdigris
#79ae6e  rgb(121, 174, 110)  hsl(110, 28%, 56%)  Asparagus
#6e79ae  rgb(110, 121, 174)  hsl(230, 28%, 56%)  Glaucous