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#B79CAA

#b79caa ≈ Rose Quartz

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b79caa is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 61.18% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.75% magenta, 7.1% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 328.89°, with 15.79% saturation and 66.47% 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 8.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.3675

Complementary

  1. #b79caa
  2. #9cb7a9

Split complementary

  1. #b79caa
  2. #9cb79c
  3. #9cb7b6

Analogous

  1. #b69cb7
  2. #b79caa
  3. #b79c9c

Triadic

  1. #b79caa
  2. #aab79c
  3. #9caab7

Tetradic

  1. #b79caa
  2. #b7a99c
  3. #9cb7a9
  4. #9caab7

Square

  1. #b79caa
  2. #b7b69c
  3. #9cb7a9
  4. #9c9cb7

Monochromatic

  1. #6c4e5e
  2. #977084
  3. #b79caa
  4. #d7c8d0
  5. #f6f3f5

Shades

#b79caa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b79caa
  2. #a58c99
  3. #927d88
  4. #806d77
  5. #6e5e66
  6. #5c4e55
  7. #493e44
  8. #372f33
  9. #251f22
  10. #121011
  11. #000000

Tints

#b79caa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b79caa
  2. #bea6b3
  3. #c5b0bb
  4. #cdbac4
  5. #d4c4cc
  6. #dbced5
  7. #e2d7dd
  8. #e9e1e6
  9. #f1ebee
  10. #f8f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b79caa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b79caa
  2. #b299a6
  3. #ac96a2
  4. #a7949d
  5. #a19199
  6. #9c8e95
  7. #968b91
  8. #91888d
  9. #8b8688
  10. #868384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aca0a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ea1ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3a5a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb9ca1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a89faa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca1aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b99ca4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b79caa {
  color: #b79caa;
}
Background
.bg-b79caa {
  background-color: #b79caa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b79caa {
  border: 2px solid #b79caa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b79caa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 156 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 329 16% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b79caa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b79caa, #b79c9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b79caa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 156 170 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 3.72 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 3.93 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.15 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.34 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.41 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.38 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 10.42 #486355 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#b79caa  rgb(183, 156, 170)  hsl(329, 16%, 66%)  Rose Quartz
#9cb7a9  rgb(156, 183, 169)  hsl(149, 16%, 66%)  Opal
#aab79c  rgb(170, 183, 156)  hsl(89, 16%, 66%)  Ash Gray
#9caab7  rgb(156, 170, 183)  hsl(209, 16%, 66%)  Dark Gray