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#B196A5

#b196a5 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b196a5 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 58.82% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.25% magenta, 6.78% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 326.67°, with 14.75% saturation and 64.12% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 7.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3388

Complementary

  1. #b196a5
  2. #96b1a2

Split complementary

  1. #b196a5
  2. #98b196
  3. #96b1b0

Analogous

  1. #b096b1
  2. #b196a5
  3. #b19698

Triadic

  1. #b196a5
  2. #a5b196
  3. #96a5b1

Tetradic

  1. #b196a5
  2. #b1a296
  3. #96b1a2
  4. #96a5b1

Square

  1. #b196a5
  2. #b1b096
  3. #96b1a2
  4. #9698b1

Monochromatic

  1. #644a58
  2. #906b7f
  3. #b196a5
  4. #d2c2cb
  5. #f2eef0

Shades

#b196a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b196a5
  2. #9f8795
  3. #8e7884
  4. #7c6974
  5. #6a5a63
  6. #594b53
  7. #473c42
  8. #352d32
  9. #231e21
  10. #120f11
  11. #000000

Tints

#b196a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b196a5
  2. #b9a1ae
  3. #c1abb7
  4. #c8b6c0
  5. #d0c0c9
  6. #d8cbd2
  7. #e0d5db
  8. #e8e0e4
  9. #efeaed
  10. #f7f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b196a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b196a5
  2. #ac94a1
  3. #a7929e
  4. #a28f9a
  5. #9d8d96
  6. #998b93
  7. #94898f
  8. #8f878b
  9. #8a8487
  10. #858284
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a69aa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #979ba6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d9fa4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5969b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a299a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a59ba5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3969f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b196a5 {
  color: #b196a5;
}
Background
.bg-b196a5 {
  background-color: #b196a5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b196a5 {
  border: 2px solid #b196a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b196a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 150 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 15% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b196a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b196a5, #b19698);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b196a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 150 165 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 3.17 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.20 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.16 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.89 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.25 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.56 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 10.08 #4e695a Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#b196a5  rgb(177, 150, 165)  hsl(327, 15%, 64%)  Rose Quartz
#96b1a2  rgb(150, 177, 162)  hsl(147, 15%, 64%)  Opal
#a5b196  rgb(165, 177, 150)  hsl(87, 15%, 64%)  Ash Gray
#96a5b1  rgb(150, 165, 177)  hsl(207, 15%, 64%)  Dark Gray