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#B38880

#b38880 ≈ Rosy Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b38880 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 53.33% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.02% magenta, 28.49% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 9.41°, with 25.12% saturation and 60.2% 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 6.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 4.38.

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Relative luminance0.2875

Complementary

  1. #b38880
  2. #80abb3

Split complementary

  1. #b38880
  2. #80b3a2
  3. #8092b3

Analogous

  1. #b38092
  2. #b38880
  3. #b3a280

Triadic

  1. #b38880
  2. #80b388
  3. #8880b3

Tetradic

  1. #b38880
  2. #abb380
  3. #80abb3
  4. #8880b3

Square

  1. #b38880
  2. #92b380
  3. #80abb3
  4. #a280b3

Monochromatic

  1. #60403a
  2. #905f56
  3. #b38880
  4. #d0b5b0
  5. #ece2e0

Shades

#b38880 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b38880
  2. #a17a73
  3. #8f6d66
  4. #7d5f5a
  5. #6b524d
  6. #5a4440
  7. #483633
  8. #362926
  9. #241b1a
  10. #120e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#b38880 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b38880
  2. #bb948d
  3. #c2a099
  4. #caaca6
  5. #d1b8b3
  6. #d9c4c0
  7. #e1cfcc
  8. #e8dbd9
  9. #f0e7e6
  10. #f7f3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b38880 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b38880
  2. #ae8780
  3. #a98680
  4. #a48680
  5. #9f8580
  6. #9a8480
  7. #948380
  8. #8f8280
  9. #8a8280
  10. #858180
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a08e8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #918d7f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b9580 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd8386 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a08b80 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a59080 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b98584 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b38880 {
  color: #b38880;
}
Background
.bg-b38880 {
  background-color: #b38880;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b38880 {
  border: 2px solid #b38880;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b38880;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 136 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 25% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b38880 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b38880, #b3a280);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b38880 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 136 128 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 4.38 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 6.27 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 7.69 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 10.90 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 11.02 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 11.04 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 11.10 #4c777f Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#b38880  rgb(179, 136, 128)  hsl(9, 25%, 60%)  Rosy Brown
#80abb3  rgb(128, 171, 179)  hsl(189, 25%, 60%)  Moonstone Blue
#80b388  rgb(128, 179, 136)  hsl(129, 25%, 60%)  Dark Sea Green
#8880b3  rgb(136, 128, 179)  hsl(249, 25%, 60%)  Purple Mountain Majesty