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#B37166

#b37166 ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b37166 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 44.31% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.87% magenta, 43.02% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 8.57°, with 33.62% saturation and 55.1% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 7.22.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.2235

Complementary

  1. #b37166
  2. #66a8b3

Split complementary

  1. #b37166
  2. #66b398
  3. #6682b3

Analogous

  1. #b36682
  2. #b37166
  3. #b39866

Triadic

  1. #b37166
  2. #66b371
  3. #7166b3

Tetradic

  1. #b37166
  2. #a8b366
  3. #66a8b3
  4. #7166b3

Square

  1. #b37166
  2. #82b366
  3. #66a8b3
  4. #9866b3

Monochromatic

  1. #56312a
  2. #894e44
  3. #b37166
  4. #cca099
  5. #e6d0cc

Shades

#b37166 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b37166
  2. #a1665c
  3. #8f5a52
  4. #7d4f47
  5. #6b443d
  6. #5a3933
  7. #482d29
  8. #36221f
  9. #241714
  10. #120b0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#b37166 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b37166
  2. #bb7f75
  3. #c28d85
  4. #ca9c94
  5. #d1aaa3
  6. #d9b8b3
  7. #e1c6c2
  8. #e8d4d1
  9. #f0e3e0
  10. #f7f1f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b37166 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b37166
  2. #ae7369
  3. #a9746b
  4. #a4766e
  5. #9f7770
  6. #9a7973
  7. #947a76
  8. #8f7c78
  9. #8a7d7b
  10. #857f7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #987c78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #807a65 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908765 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0686e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #977765 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f7f65 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb6c6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b37166 {
  color: #b37166;
}
Background
.bg-b37166 {
  background-color: #b37166;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b37166 {
  border: 2px solid #b37166;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b37166;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 113 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 34% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b37166 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b37166, #b39866);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b37166 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 113 102 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.22 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.94 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.97 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.12 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 8.40 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 10.02 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 10.13 #4c8e99 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Old Rose
#b37166  rgb(179, 113, 102)  hsl(9, 34%, 55%)  Old Rose
#66a8b3  rgb(102, 168, 179)  hsl(189, 34%, 55%)  Cadet Blue
#66b371  rgb(102, 179, 113)  hsl(129, 34%, 55%)  Medium Sea Green
#7166b3  rgb(113, 102, 179)  hsl(249, 34%, 55%)  Slate Blue