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#B36C78

#b36c78 ≈ Rose Gold

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b36c78 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 42.35% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.66% magenta, 32.96% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 349.86°, with 31.84% saturation and 56.27% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Gold (#b76e79), ΔE 1.11.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.2166

Complementary

  1. #b36c78
  2. #6cb3a7

Split complementary

  1. #b36c78
  2. #6cb383
  3. #6c9bb3

Analogous

  1. #b36c9b
  2. #b36c78
  3. #b3836c

Triadic

  1. #b36c78
  2. #78b36c
  3. #6c78b3

Tetradic

  1. #b36c78
  2. #b3a76c
  3. #6cb3a7
  4. #6c78b3

Square

  1. #b36c78
  2. #9bb36c
  3. #6cb3a7
  4. #836cb3

Monochromatic

  1. #582e35
  2. #8b4853
  3. #b36c78
  4. #cd9ea6
  5. #e7d1d5

Shades

#b36c78 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b36c78
  2. #a1616c
  3. #8f5660
  4. #7d4c54
  5. #6b4148
  6. #5a363c
  7. #482b30
  8. #362024
  9. #241618
  10. #120b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#b36c78 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b36c78
  2. #bb7b86
  3. #c28993
  4. #ca98a1
  5. #d1a7ae
  6. #d9b6bc
  7. #e1c4c9
  8. #e8d3d7
  9. #f0e2e4
  10. #f7f0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b36c78 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b36c78
  2. #ae6e79
  3. #a9707a
  4. #a4727a
  5. #9f747b
  6. #9a767c
  7. #94787d
  8. #8f7a7e
  9. #8a7c7e
  10. #857e7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97797d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #787878 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #898577 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf6670 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #937378 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c7c77 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba6873 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b36c78 {
  color: #b36c78;
}
Background
.bg-b36c78 {
  background-color: #b36c78;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b36c78 {
  border: 2px solid #b36c78;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b36c78;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 108 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 32% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b36c78 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b36c78, #b3836c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b36c78 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 108 120 / 0.35);
}

#b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 1.11 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 2.44 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.13 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.46 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 8.90 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 9.09 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 9.29 #4c9387 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Rose Gold
#b36c78  rgb(179, 108, 120)  hsl(350, 32%, 56%)  Rose Gold
#6cb3a7  rgb(108, 179, 167)  hsl(170, 32%, 56%)  Verdigris
#78b36c  rgb(120, 179, 108)  hsl(110, 32%, 56%)  Asparagus
#6c78b3  rgb(108, 120, 179)  hsl(230, 32%, 56%)  Glaucous