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#B59CAB

#b59cab ≈ Rose Quartz

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b59cab is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 61.18% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.81% magenta, 5.52% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 324°, with 14.45% saturation and 66.08% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 8.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 3.02.

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Relative luminance0.3654

Complementary

  1. #b59cab
  2. #9cb5a6

Split complementary

  1. #b59cab
  2. #9fb59c
  3. #9cb5b3

Analogous

  1. #b39cb5
  2. #b59cab
  3. #b59c9f

Triadic

  1. #b59cab
  2. #abb59c
  3. #9cabb5

Tetradic

  1. #b59cab
  2. #b5a69c
  3. #9cb5a6
  4. #9cabb5

Square

  1. #b59cab
  2. #b5b39c
  3. #9cb5a6
  4. #9c9fb5

Monochromatic

  1. #694f5f
  2. #947086
  3. #b59cab
  4. #d6c8d0
  5. #f6f3f5

Shades

#b59cab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b59cab
  2. #a38c9a
  3. #917d89
  4. #7f6d78
  5. #6d5e67
  6. #5b4e56
  7. #483e44
  8. #362f33
  9. #241f22
  10. #121011
  11. #000000

Tints

#b59cab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b59cab
  2. #bca6b3
  3. #c4b0bc
  4. #cbbac4
  5. #d3c4cd
  6. #daced5
  7. #e1d7dd
  8. #e9e1e6
  9. #f0ebee
  10. #f8f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b59cab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b59cab
  2. #b099a7
  3. #aa96a2
  4. #a5949e
  5. #a0919a
  6. #9b8e96
  7. #958b91
  8. #90888d
  9. #8b8689
  10. #858384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaa0a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9da1ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2a4aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b89ca1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a79fab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaa1ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b79ca5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b59cab {
  color: #b59cab;
}
Background
.bg-b59cab {
  background-color: #b59cab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b59cab {
  border: 2px solid #b59cab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b59cab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 156 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 324 14% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b59cab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b59cab, #b59c9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b59cab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 156 171 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 3.02 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.30 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.31 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.40 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.98 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.32 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 10.99 #4a6354 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#b59cab  rgb(181, 156, 171)  hsl(324, 14%, 66%)  Rose Quartz
#9cb5a6  rgb(156, 181, 166)  hsl(144, 14%, 66%)  Opal
#abb59c  rgb(171, 181, 156)  hsl(84, 14%, 66%)  Ash Gray
#9cabb5  rgb(156, 171, 181)  hsl(204, 14%, 66%)  Dark Gray