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#BB5B79

#bb5b79 ≈ Rose Gold

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb5b79 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 35.69% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 51.34% magenta, 35.29% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 341.25°, with 41.38% saturation and 54.51% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Gold (#b76e79), ΔE 6.54.

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Relative luminance0.1943

Complementary

  1. #bb5b79
  2. #5bbb9d

Split complementary

  1. #bb5b79
  2. #5bbb6d
  3. #5ba9bb

Analogous

  1. #bb5ba9
  2. #bb5b79
  3. #bb6d5b

Triadic

  1. #bb5b79
  2. #79bb5b
  3. #5b79bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb5b79
  2. #bb9d5b
  3. #5bbb9d
  4. #5b79bb

Square

  1. #bb5b79
  2. #a9bb5b
  3. #5bbb9d
  4. #6d5bbb

Monochromatic

  1. #582535
  2. #8e3b55
  3. #bb5b79
  4. #d191a5
  5. #e8c7d1

Shades

#bb5b79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb5b79
  2. #a8526d
  3. #964961
  4. #834055
  5. #703749
  6. #5e2e3d
  7. #4b2430
  8. #381b24
  9. #251218
  10. #13090c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb5b79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb5b79
  2. #c26b86
  3. #c97c94
  4. #cf8ca1
  5. #d69daf
  6. #ddadbc
  7. #e4bdc9
  8. #ebced7
  9. #f1dee4
  10. #f8eff2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb5b79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb5b79
  2. #b55f7a
  3. #af627a
  4. #a9667b
  5. #a36a7c
  6. #9e6e7d
  7. #98717d
  8. #92757e
  9. #8c797f
  10. #867c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #986f7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b6f7a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #848177 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c95366 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92677a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d7378 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3566e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb5b79 {
  color: #bb5b79;
}
Background
.bg-bb5b79 {
  background-color: #bb5b79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb5b79 {
  border: 2px solid #bb5b79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb5b79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 91 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 341 41% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb5b79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb5b79, #bb6d5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb5b79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 91 121 / 0.35);
}

#b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 6.54 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 6.83 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 6.96 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.09 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.27 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 8.87 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 9.09 #44a486 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Rose Gold
#bb5b79  rgb(187, 91, 121)  hsl(341, 41%, 55%)  Rose Gold
#5bbb9d  rgb(91, 187, 157)  hsl(161, 41%, 55%)  Mint
#79bb5b  rgb(121, 187, 91)  hsl(101, 41%, 55%)  Mantis
#5b79bb  rgb(91, 121, 187)  hsl(221, 41%, 55%)  Glaucous