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#B8868B

#b8868b ≈ Rosy Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b8868b is a color from the red family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 52.55% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.17% magenta, 24.46% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 354°, with 26.04% saturation and 62.35% 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 6.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 3.33.

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Relative luminance0.291

Complementary

  1. #b8868b
  2. #86b8b3

Split complementary

  1. #b8868b
  2. #86b89a
  3. #86a4b8

Analogous

  1. #b886a4
  2. #b8868b
  3. #b89a86

Triadic

  1. #b8868b
  2. #8bb886
  3. #868bb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8868b
  2. #b8b386
  3. #86b8b3
  4. #868bb8

Square

  1. #b8868b
  2. #a4b886
  3. #86b8b3
  4. #9a86b8

Monochromatic

  1. #683d41
  2. #985960
  3. #b8868b
  4. #d4b6b9
  5. #f1e6e7

Shades

#b8868b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8868b
  2. #a6797d
  3. #936b6f
  4. #815e61
  5. #6e5053
  6. #5c4346
  7. #4a3638
  8. #37282a
  9. #251b1c
  10. #120d0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8868b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8868b
  2. #bf9297
  3. #c69ea2
  4. #cdaaae
  5. #d4b6b9
  6. #dcc3c5
  7. #e3cfd1
  8. #eadbdc
  9. #f1e7e8
  10. #f8f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8868b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8868b
  2. #b2858a
  3. #ad8589
  4. #a78488
  5. #a28487
  6. #9c8386
  7. #968284
  8. #918283
  9. #8b8182
  10. #868181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a38e90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e8d8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a968a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c28288 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a18a8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7908a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be8389 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8868b {
  color: #b8868b;
}
Background
.bg-b8868b {
  background-color: #b8868b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8868b {
  border: 2px solid #b8868b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8868b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 134 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 26% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8868b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8868b, #b89a86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8868b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 134 139 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 3.33 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 3.82 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 5.69 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 6.77 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.66 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.58 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 10.06 #477974 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#b8868b  rgb(184, 134, 139)  hsl(354, 26%, 62%)  Rosy Brown
#86b8b3  rgb(134, 184, 179)  hsl(174, 26%, 62%)  Opal
#8bb886  rgb(139, 184, 134)  hsl(114, 26%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green
#868bb8  rgb(134, 139, 184)  hsl(234, 26%, 62%)  Cool Gray