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#B9727D

#b9727d ≈ Rose Gold

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b9727d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 44.71% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.38% magenta, 32.43% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 350.7°, with 33.65% saturation and 58.63% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Gold (#b76e79), ΔE 1.28.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.2383

Complementary

  1. #b9727d
  2. #72b9ae

Split complementary

  1. #b9727d
  2. #72b98b
  3. #72a1b9

Analogous

  1. #b972a1
  2. #b9727d
  3. #b98b72

Triadic

  1. #b9727d
  2. #7db972
  3. #727db9

Tetradic

  1. #b9727d
  2. #b9ae72
  3. #72b9ae
  4. #727db9

Square

  1. #b9727d
  2. #a1b972
  3. #72b9ae
  4. #8b72b9

Monochromatic

  1. #623038
  2. #954a55
  3. #b9727d
  4. #d2a5ac
  5. #ecd8db

Shades

#b9727d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9727d
  2. #a76771
  3. #945b64
  4. #825058
  5. #6f444b
  6. #5d393f
  7. #4a2e32
  8. #382226
  9. #251719
  10. #130b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9727d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9727d
  2. #c0808a
  3. #c78e97
  4. #ce9ca4
  5. #d5aab1
  6. #dcb9be
  7. #e3c7cb
  8. #ead5d8
  9. #f1e3e5
  10. #f8f1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9727d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9727d
  2. #b3737d
  3. #ae757e
  4. #a8767e
  5. #a2787e
  6. #9d797f
  7. #977a7f
  8. #917c7f
  9. #8b7d7f
  10. #867f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d7e82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e7e7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8b7c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c56c76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99797d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2827c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c06e79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9727d {
  color: #b9727d;
}
Background
.bg-b9727d {
  background-color: #b9727d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9727d {
  border: 2px solid #b9727d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9727d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 114 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 34% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9727d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9727d, #b98b72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9727d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 114 125 / 0.35);
}

#b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 1.28 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 1.93 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 5.27 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.56 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 8.24 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 8.78 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.91 #468d82 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Rose Gold
#b9727d  rgb(185, 114, 125)  hsl(351, 34%, 59%)  Rose Gold
#72b9ae  rgb(114, 185, 174)  hsl(171, 34%, 59%)  Verdigris
#7db972  rgb(125, 185, 114)  hsl(111, 34%, 59%)  Mantis
#727db9  rgb(114, 125, 185)  hsl(231, 34%, 59%)  Glaucous