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#BB596F

#bb596f ≈ Rose Gold

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb596f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 34.9% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.41% magenta, 40.64% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 346.53°, with 41.88% saturation and 54.12% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Gold (#b76e79), ΔE 6.01.

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Relative luminance0.1886

Complementary

  1. #bb596f
  2. #59bba5

Split complementary

  1. #bb596f
  2. #59bb74
  3. #59a0bb

Analogous

  1. #bb59a0
  2. #bb596f
  3. #bb7459

Triadic

  1. #bb596f
  2. #6fbb59
  3. #596fbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb596f
  2. #bba559
  3. #59bba5
  4. #596fbb

Square

  1. #bb596f
  2. #a0bb59
  3. #59bba5
  4. #7459bb

Monochromatic

  1. #57242f
  2. #8e3a4d
  3. #bb596f
  4. #d18f9e
  5. #e7c6cd

Shades

#bb596f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb596f
  2. #a85064
  3. #964759
  4. #833e4e
  5. #703543
  6. #5e2d38
  7. #4b242c
  8. #381b21
  9. #251216
  10. #13090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb596f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb596f
  2. #c26a7d
  3. #c97a8c
  4. #cf8b9a
  5. #d69ba9
  6. #ddacb7
  7. #e4bdc5
  8. #ebcdd4
  9. #f1dee2
  10. #f8eef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb596f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb596f
  2. #b55d71
  3. #af6172
  4. #a96574
  5. #a36976
  6. #9e6d78
  7. #987079
  8. #92747b
  9. #8c787d
  10. #867c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #986d75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b6c6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847f6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca4f61 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92656f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d726e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c45367 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb596f {
  color: #bb596f;
}
Background
.bg-bb596f {
  background-color: #bb596f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb596f {
  border: 2px solid #bb596f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb596f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 89 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 42% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb596f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb596f, #bb7459);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb596f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 89 111 / 0.35);
}

#b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 6.01 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 7.27 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 7.54 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.75 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.80 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.05 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 8.60 #44a690 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Rose Gold
#bb596f  rgb(187, 89, 111)  hsl(347, 42%, 54%)  Rose Gold
#59bba5  rgb(89, 187, 165)  hsl(167, 42%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine
#6fbb59  rgb(111, 187, 89)  hsl(107, 42%, 54%)  Mantis
#596fbb  rgb(89, 111, 187)  hsl(227, 42%, 54%)  Royal Blue