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#B496A5

#b496a5 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b496a5 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 58.82% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.67% magenta, 8.33% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 330°, with 16.67% saturation and 64.71% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 7.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.3423

Complementary

  1. #b496a5
  2. #96b4a5

Split complementary

  1. #b496a5
  2. #96b496
  3. #96b4b4

Analogous

  1. #b496b4
  2. #b496a5
  3. #b49696

Triadic

  1. #b496a5
  2. #a5b496
  3. #96a5b4

Tetradic

  1. #b496a5
  2. #b4a596
  3. #96b4a5
  4. #96a5b4

Square

  1. #b496a5
  2. #b4b496
  3. #96b4a5
  4. #9696b4

Monochromatic

  1. #674a59
  2. #946a7f
  3. #b496a5
  4. #d4c3cb
  5. #f4eff2

Shades

#b496a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b496a5
  2. #a28795
  3. #907884
  4. #7e6974
  5. #6c5a63
  6. #5a4b53
  7. #483c42
  8. #362d32
  9. #241e21
  10. #120f11
  11. #000000

Tints

#b496a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b496a5
  2. #bca1ae
  3. #c3abb7
  4. #cbb6c0
  5. #d2c0c9
  6. #dacbd2
  7. #e1d5db
  8. #e9e0e4
  9. #f0eaed
  10. #f8f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b496a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b496a5
  2. #af94a1
  3. #aa929e
  4. #a48f9a
  5. #9f8d96
  6. #9a8b93
  7. #95898f
  8. #90878b
  9. #8a8487
  10. #858284
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a79ba1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #989ba6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fa0a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9969b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a499a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a89ca5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7969f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b496a5 {
  color: #b496a5;
}
Background
.bg-b496a5 {
  background-color: #b496a5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b496a5 {
  border: 2px solid #b496a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b496a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 150 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 17% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b496a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b496a5, #b49696);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b496a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 150 165 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 4.08 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 4.65 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.59 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.61 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.22 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.38 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.63 #4b695a Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#b496a5  rgb(180, 150, 165)  hsl(330, 17%, 65%)  Rose Quartz
#96b4a5  rgb(150, 180, 165)  hsl(150, 17%, 65%)  Opal
#a5b496  rgb(165, 180, 150)  hsl(90, 17%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#96a5b4  rgb(150, 165, 180)  hsl(210, 17%, 65%)  Dark Gray