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#B16D72

#b16d72 ≈ Rose Gold

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b16d72 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 42.75% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.42% magenta, 35.59% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 355.59°, with 30.36% saturation and 56.08% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Gold (#b76e79), ΔE 2.42.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.215

Complementary

  1. #b16d72
  2. #6db1ac

Split complementary

  1. #b16d72
  2. #6db18a
  3. #6d94b1

Analogous

  1. #b16d94
  2. #b16d72
  3. #b18a6d

Triadic

  1. #b16d72
  2. #72b16d
  3. #6d72b1

Tetradic

  1. #b16d72
  2. #b1ac6d
  3. #6db1ac
  4. #6d72b1

Square

  1. #b16d72
  2. #94b16d
  3. #6db1ac
  4. #8a6db1

Monochromatic

  1. #572e31
  2. #89494e
  3. #b16d72
  4. #cc9fa2
  5. #e6d1d2

Shades

#b16d72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b16d72
  2. #9f6267
  3. #8e575b
  4. #7c4c50
  5. #6a4144
  6. #593739
  7. #472c2e
  8. #352122
  9. #231617
  10. #120b0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#b16d72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b16d72
  2. #b97c80
  3. #c18a8e
  4. #c8999c
  5. #d0a7aa
  6. #d8b6b9
  7. #e0c5c7
  8. #e8d3d5
  9. #efe2e3
  10. #f7f0f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b16d72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b16d72
  2. #ac6f73
  3. #a77175
  4. #a27376
  5. #9d7578
  6. #997779
  7. #94787a
  8. #8f7a7c
  9. #8a7c7d
  10. #857e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96797a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a7872 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a8571 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd666f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #937472 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b7c71 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b86970 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b16d72 {
  color: #b16d72;
}
Background
.bg-b16d72 {
  background-color: #b16d72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b16d72 {
  border: 2px solid #b16d72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b16d72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 109 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 30% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b16d72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b16d72, #b18a6d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b16d72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 109 114 / 0.35);
}

#b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 2.42 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 4.32 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 6.16 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 6.31 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.44 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 8.94 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 9.37 #4e928d Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Rose Gold
#b16d72  rgb(177, 109, 114)  hsl(356, 30%, 56%)  Rose Gold
#6db1ac  rgb(109, 177, 172)  hsl(176, 30%, 56%)  Verdigris
#72b16d  rgb(114, 177, 109)  hsl(116, 30%, 56%)  Asparagus
#6d72b1  rgb(109, 114, 177)  hsl(236, 30%, 56%)  Glaucous