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#BB747D

#bb747d ≈ Rose Gold

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb747d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 45.49% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.97% magenta, 33.16% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 352.39°, with 34.3% saturation and 59.41% 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Gold (#b76e79), ΔE 1.97.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.2454

Complementary

  1. #bb747d
  2. #74bbb2

Split complementary

  1. #bb747d
  2. #74bb8e
  3. #74a1bb

Analogous

  1. #bb74a1
  2. #bb747d
  3. #bb8e74

Triadic

  1. #bb747d
  2. #7dbb74
  3. #747dbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb747d
  2. #bbb274
  3. #74bbb2
  4. #747dbb

Square

  1. #bb747d
  2. #a1bb74
  3. #74bbb2
  4. #8e74bb

Monochromatic

  1. #653138
  2. #984a54
  3. #bb747d
  4. #d4a7ad
  5. #eddbdd

Shades

#bb747d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb747d
  2. #a86871
  3. #965d64
  4. #835158
  5. #70464b
  6. #5e3a3f
  7. #4b2e32
  8. #382326
  9. #251719
  10. #130c0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb747d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb747d
  2. #c2828a
  3. #c99097
  4. #cf9ea4
  5. #d6acb1
  6. #ddbabe
  7. #e4c7cb
  8. #ebd5d8
  9. #f1e3e5
  10. #f8f1f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb747d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb747d
  2. #b5757d
  3. #af767e
  4. #a9787e
  5. #a3797e
  6. #9e7a7f
  7. #987b7f
  8. #927c7f
  9. #8c7e7f
  10. #867f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f8084 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #80807d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #928d7c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c76d77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b7b7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4847c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3707a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb747d {
  color: #bb747d;
}
Background
.bg-bb747d {
  background-color: #bb747d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb747d {
  border: 2px solid #bb747d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb747d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 116 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 34% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb747d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb747d, #bb8e74);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb747d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 116 125 / 0.35);
}

#b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 1.97 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 2.75 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 4.35 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.24 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 8.41 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.94 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 9.05 #448b82 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Rose Gold
#bb747d  rgb(187, 116, 125)  hsl(352, 34%, 59%)  Rose Gold
#74bbb2  rgb(116, 187, 178)  hsl(172, 34%, 59%)  Verdigris
#7dbb74  rgb(125, 187, 116)  hsl(112, 34%, 59%)  Mantis
#747dbb  rgb(116, 125, 187)  hsl(232, 34%, 59%)  Glaucous