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#B59299

#b59299 ≈ Rosy Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b59299 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 57.25% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.34% magenta, 15.47% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 348°, with 19.13% saturation and 64.12% 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 7.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 4.06.

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Relative luminance0.3268

Complementary

  1. #b59299
  2. #92b5ae

Split complementary

  1. #b59299
  2. #92b59d
  3. #92abb5

Analogous

  1. #b592ab
  2. #b59299
  3. #b59d92

Triadic

  1. #b59299
  2. #99b592
  3. #9299b5

Tetradic

  1. #b59299
  2. #b5ae92
  3. #92b5ae
  4. #9299b5

Square

  1. #b59299
  2. #abb592
  3. #92b5ae
  4. #9d92b5

Monochromatic

  1. #68464d
  2. #95656f
  3. #b59299
  4. #d4c0c4
  5. #f3edee

Shades

#b59299 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b59299
  2. #a3838a
  3. #91757a
  4. #7f666b
  5. #6d585c
  6. #5b494d
  7. #483a3d
  8. #362c2e
  9. #241d1f
  10. #120f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b59299 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b59299
  2. #bc9da3
  3. #c4a8ad
  4. #cbb3b8
  5. #d3bec2
  6. #dac9cc
  7. #e1d3d6
  8. #e9dee0
  9. #f0e9eb
  10. #f8f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b59299 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b59299
  2. #b09097
  3. #aa8e94
  4. #a58d92
  5. #a08b8f
  6. #9b898d
  7. #95878a
  8. #908588
  9. #8b8485
  10. #858283
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6979a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #979799 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f9d98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc9094 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a49599 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a89999 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b99196 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b59299 {
  color: #b59299;
}
Background
.bg-b59299 {
  background-color: #b59299;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b59299 {
  border: 2px solid #b59299;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b59299;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 146 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 19% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b59299 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b59299, #b59d92);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b59299 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 146 153 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 4.06 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 6.93 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.01 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.17 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.56 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.26 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 9.51 #4a6d66 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#b59299  rgb(181, 146, 153)  hsl(348, 19%, 64%)  Rosy Brown
#92b5ae  rgb(146, 181, 174)  hsl(168, 19%, 64%)  Opal
#99b592  rgb(153, 181, 146)  hsl(108, 19%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green
#9299b5  rgb(146, 153, 181)  hsl(228, 19%, 64%)  Cool Gray