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#B38F95

#b38f95 ≈ Rosy Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b38f95 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 56.08% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.11% magenta, 16.76% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 350°, with 19.15% saturation and 63.14% 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 7.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.314

Complementary

  1. #b38f95
  2. #8fb3ad

Split complementary

  1. #b38f95
  2. #8fb39b
  3. #8fa7b3

Analogous

  1. #b38fa7
  2. #b38f95
  3. #b39b8f

Triadic

  1. #b38f95
  2. #95b38f
  3. #8f95b3

Tetradic

  1. #b38f95
  2. #b3ad8f
  3. #8fb3ad
  4. #8f95b3

Square

  1. #b38f95
  2. #a7b38f
  3. #8fb3ad
  4. #9b8fb3

Monochromatic

  1. #65444a
  2. #92636b
  3. #b38f95
  4. #d2bdc0
  5. #f1eaeb

Shades

#b38f95 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b38f95
  2. #a18186
  3. #8f7277
  4. #7d6468
  5. #6b5659
  6. #5a484b
  7. #48393c
  8. #362b2d
  9. #241d1e
  10. #120e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b38f95 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b38f95
  2. #bb9aa0
  3. #c2a5aa
  4. #cab1b5
  5. #d1bcbf
  6. #d9c7ca
  7. #e1d2d5
  8. #e8dddf
  9. #f0e9ea
  10. #f7f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b38f95 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b38f95
  2. #ae8e93
  3. #a98c91
  4. #a48b8f
  5. #9f898d
  6. #9a888b
  7. #948688
  8. #8f8586
  9. #8a8384
  10. #858282
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a39497 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949495 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c9a94 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba8d91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a19295 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a69695 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b78e93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b38f95 {
  color: #b38f95;
}
Background
.bg-b38f95 {
  background-color: #b38f95;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b38f95 {
  border: 2px solid #b38f95;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b38f95;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 143 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 19% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b38f95 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b38f95, #b39b8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b38f95 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 143 149 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 3.58 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.58 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.82 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.90 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.00 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.04 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 9.89 #4c706a Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#b38f95  rgb(179, 143, 149)  hsl(350, 19%, 63%)  Rosy Brown
#8fb3ad  rgb(143, 179, 173)  hsl(170, 19%, 63%)  Opal
#95b38f  rgb(149, 179, 143)  hsl(110, 19%, 63%)  Dark Sea Green
#8f95b3  rgb(143, 149, 179)  hsl(230, 19%, 63%)  Cool Gray