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#B48383

#b48383 ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b48383 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 51.37% green and 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.22% magenta, 27.22% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 24.62% saturation and 60.98% 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 6.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 3.4.

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Relative luminance0.2757

Complementary

  1. #b48383
  2. #83b4b4

Split complementary

  1. #b48383
  2. #83b49b
  3. #839bb4

Analogous

  1. #b4839b
  2. #b48383
  3. #b49b83

Triadic

  1. #b48383
  2. #83b483
  3. #8383b4

Tetradic

  1. #b48383
  2. #b4b483
  3. #83b4b4
  4. #8383b4

Square

  1. #b48383
  2. #9bb483
  3. #83b4b4
  4. #9b83b4

Monochromatic

  1. #623c3c
  2. #925858
  3. #b48383
  4. #d1b3b3
  5. #eee2e2

Shades

#b48383 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b48383
  2. #a27676
  3. #906969
  4. #7e5c5c
  5. #6c4f4f
  6. #5a4242
  7. #483434
  8. #362727
  9. #241a1a
  10. #120d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#b48383 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b48383
  2. #bc8f8f
  3. #c39c9c
  4. #cba8a8
  5. #d2b5b5
  6. #dac1c1
  7. #e1cdcd
  8. #e9dada
  9. #f0e6e6
  10. #f8f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b48383 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b48383
  2. #af8383
  3. #aa8282
  4. #a48282
  5. #9f8282
  6. #9a8282
  7. #958181
  8. #908181
  9. #8a8181
  10. #858080
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f8b8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c8a83 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #979382 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be7e83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e8783 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a48d83 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba8083 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b48383 {
  color: #b48383;
}
Background
.bg-b48383 {
  background-color: #b48383;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b48383 {
  border: 2px solid #b48383;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b48383;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 131 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 25% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b48383 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b48383, #b49b83);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b48383 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 131 131 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 3.40 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 3.74 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 7.29 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.56 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.77 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.22 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 10.58 #4b7c7c Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Old Rose
#b48383  rgb(180, 131, 131)  hsl(0, 25%, 61%)  Old Rose
#83b4b4  rgb(131, 180, 180)  hsl(180, 25%, 61%)  Cadet Blue
#83b483  rgb(131, 180, 131)  hsl(120, 25%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#8383b4  rgb(131, 131, 180)  hsl(240, 25%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty