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#B08C8C

#b08c8c ≈ Rosy Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b08c8c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 54.9% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.45% magenta, 20.45% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 18.56% saturation and 61.96% 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 3.02.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2988

Complementary

  1. #b08c8c
  2. #8cb0b0

Split complementary

  1. #b08c8c
  2. #8cb09e
  3. #8c9eb0

Analogous

  1. #b08c9e
  2. #b08c8c
  3. #b09e8c

Triadic

  1. #b08c8c
  2. #8cb08c
  3. #8c8cb0

Tetradic

  1. #b08c8c
  2. #b0b08c
  3. #8cb0b0
  4. #8c8cb0

Square

  1. #b08c8c
  2. #9eb08c
  3. #8cb0b0
  4. #9e8cb0

Monochromatic

  1. #614242
  2. #8e6262
  3. #b08c8c
  4. #cfb9b9
  5. #eee7e7

Shades

#b08c8c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b08c8c
  2. #9e7e7e
  3. #8d7070
  4. #7b6262
  5. #6a5454
  6. #584646
  7. #463838
  8. #352a2a
  9. #231c1c
  10. #120e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#b08c8c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b08c8c
  2. #b89898
  3. #c0a3a3
  4. #c8afaf
  5. #d0baba
  6. #d8c6c6
  7. #dfd1d1
  8. #e7dddd
  9. #efe8e8
  10. #f7f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b08c8c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b08c8c
  2. #ab8b8b
  3. #a68a8a
  4. #a28888
  5. #9d8787
  6. #988686
  7. #938585
  8. #8e8484
  9. #8a8282
  10. #858181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a09191 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #92918c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a978c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8898c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f8f8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4938c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b58a8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b08c8c {
  color: #b08c8c;
}
Background
.bg-b08c8c {
  background-color: #b08c8c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b08c8c {
  border: 2px solid #b08c8c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b08c8c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 140 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 19% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b08c8c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b08c8c, #b09e8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b08c8c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 140 140 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 3.02 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.09 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.32 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.53 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.83 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.96 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 10.39 #4f7373 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#b08c8c  rgb(176, 140, 140)  hsl(0, 19%, 62%)  Rosy Brown
#8cb0b0  rgb(140, 176, 176)  hsl(180, 19%, 62%)  Opal
#8cb08c  rgb(140, 176, 140)  hsl(120, 19%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green
#8c8cb0  rgb(140, 140, 176)  hsl(240, 19%, 62%)  Cool Gray