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#B7828C

#b7828c ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b7828c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 50.98% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.96% magenta, 23.5% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 348.68°, with 26.9% saturation and 61.37% 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 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 4.59.

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Relative luminance0.2793

Complementary

  1. #b7828c
  2. #82b7ad

Split complementary

  1. #b7828c
  2. #82b792
  3. #82a6b7

Analogous

  1. #b782a6
  2. #b7828c
  3. #b79282

Triadic

  1. #b7828c
  2. #8cb782
  3. #828cb7

Tetradic

  1. #b7828c
  2. #b7ad82
  3. #82b7ad
  4. #828cb7

Square

  1. #b7828c
  2. #a6b782
  3. #82b7ad
  4. #9282b7

Monochromatic

  1. #663a43
  2. #965662
  3. #b7828c
  4. #d3b3b9
  5. #efe3e5

Shades

#b7828c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7828c
  2. #a5757e
  3. #926870
  4. #805b62
  5. #6e4e54
  6. #5c4146
  7. #493438
  8. #37272a
  9. #251a1c
  10. #120d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7828c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7828c
  2. #be8f98
  3. #c59ba3
  4. #cda8af
  5. #d4b4ba
  6. #dbc1c6
  7. #e2cdd1
  8. #e9dadd
  9. #f1e6e8
  10. #f8f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7828c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7828c
  2. #b2828b
  3. #ac828a
  4. #a78188
  5. #a18187
  6. #9c8186
  7. #968185
  8. #918184
  9. #8b8082
  10. #868081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a18b8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a8a8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96948b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c17e85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e878c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a48d8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd8088 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7828c {
  color: #b7828c;
}
Background
.bg-b7828c {
  background-color: #b7828c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7828c {
  border: 2px solid #b7828c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7828c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 130 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 27% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7828c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7828c, #b79282);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7828c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 130 140 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 4.59 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 4.87 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 5.09 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 5.38 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 6.49 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.51 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 9.70 #487d73 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Old Rose
#b7828c  rgb(183, 130, 140)  hsl(349, 27%, 61%)  Old Rose
#82b7ad  rgb(130, 183, 173)  hsl(169, 27%, 61%)  Verdigris
#8cb782  rgb(140, 183, 130)  hsl(109, 27%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#828cb7  rgb(130, 140, 183)  hsl(229, 27%, 61%)  Cool Gray