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#B3797B

#b3797b ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b3797b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 47.45% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.4% magenta, 31.28% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 357.93°, with 27.62% saturation and 58.82% 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 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 3.23.

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Relative luminance0.2469

Complementary

  1. #b3797b
  2. #79b3b1

Split complementary

  1. #b3797b
  2. #79b394
  3. #7998b3

Analogous

  1. #b37998
  2. #b3797b
  3. #b39479

Triadic

  1. #b3797b
  2. #7bb379
  3. #797bb3

Tetradic

  1. #b3797b
  2. #b3b179
  3. #79b3b1
  4. #797bb3

Square

  1. #b3797b
  2. #98b379
  3. #79b3b1
  4. #9479b3

Monochromatic

  1. #5e3537
  2. #8f5153
  3. #b3797b
  4. #cfaaab
  5. #eadbdb

Shades

#b3797b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3797b
  2. #a16d6f
  3. #8f6162
  4. #7d5556
  5. #6b494a
  6. #5a3d3e
  7. #483031
  8. #362425
  9. #241819
  10. #120c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3797b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3797b
  2. #bb8688
  3. #c29495
  4. #caa1a3
  5. #d1afb0
  6. #d9bcbd
  7. #e1c9ca
  8. #e8d7d7
  9. #f0e4e5
  10. #f7f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3797b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3797b
  2. #ae7a7c
  3. #a97a7c
  4. #a47b7d
  5. #9f7c7d
  6. #9a7d7e
  7. #947d7e
  8. #8f7e7f
  9. #8a7f7f
  10. #857f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b8283 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #84827b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918c7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be737a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #997e7b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0857a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba767a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3797b {
  color: #b3797b;
}
Background
.bg-b3797b {
  background-color: #b3797b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3797b {
  border: 2px solid #b3797b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3797b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 121 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 28% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3797b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3797b, #b39479);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3797b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 121 123 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 3.23 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 4.47 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 4.90 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.95 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.18 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.27 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.39 #4c8684 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Old Rose
#b3797b  rgb(179, 121, 123)  hsl(358, 28%, 59%)  Old Rose
#79b3b1  rgb(121, 179, 177)  hsl(178, 28%, 59%)  Verdigris
#7bb379  rgb(123, 179, 121)  hsl(118, 28%, 59%)  Dark Sea Green
#797bb3  rgb(121, 123, 179)  hsl(238, 28%, 59%)  Purple Mountain Majesty