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#B38181

#b38181 ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b38181 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 50.59% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.93% magenta, 27.93% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 24.75% saturation and 60.39% 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 6.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 3.28.

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Relative luminance0.2687

Complementary

  1. #b38181
  2. #81b3b3

Split complementary

  1. #b38181
  2. #81b39a
  3. #819ab3

Analogous

  1. #b3819a
  2. #b38181
  3. #b39a81

Triadic

  1. #b38181
  2. #81b381
  3. #8181b3

Tetradic

  1. #b38181
  2. #b3b381
  3. #81b3b3
  4. #8181b3

Square

  1. #b38181
  2. #9ab381
  3. #81b3b3
  4. #9a81b3

Monochromatic

  1. #613a3a
  2. #905757
  3. #b38181
  4. #d0b1b1
  5. #ede0e0

Shades

#b38181 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b38181
  2. #a17474
  3. #8f6767
  4. #7d5a5a
  5. #6b4d4d
  6. #5a4141
  7. #483434
  8. #362727
  9. #241a1a
  10. #120d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#b38181 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b38181
  2. #bb8e8e
  3. #c29a9a
  4. #caa7a7
  5. #d1b3b3
  6. #d9c0c0
  7. #e1cdcd
  8. #e8d9d9
  9. #f0e6e6
  10. #f7f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b38181 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b38181
  2. #ae8181
  3. #a98181
  4. #a48181
  5. #9f8181
  6. #9a8181
  7. #948080
  8. #8f8080
  9. #8a8080
  10. #858080
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e8989 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a8881 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #969180 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd7c81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c8581 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a28b81 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b97e81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b38181 {
  color: #b38181;
}
Background
.bg-b38181 {
  background-color: #b38181;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b38181 {
  border: 2px solid #b38181;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b38181;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 129 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 25% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b38181 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b38181, #b39a81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b38181 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 129 129 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 3.28 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 4.38 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 6.89 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.05 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.97 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 9.98 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.14 #4c7e7e Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Old Rose
#b38181  rgb(179, 129, 129)  hsl(0, 25%, 60%)  Old Rose
#81b3b3  rgb(129, 179, 179)  hsl(180, 25%, 60%)  Cadet Blue
#81b381  rgb(129, 179, 129)  hsl(120, 25%, 60%)  Dark Sea Green
#8181b3  rgb(129, 129, 179)  hsl(240, 25%, 60%)  Purple Mountain Majesty