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#BB7A76

#bb7a76 ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb7a76 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 47.84% green and 46.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.76% magenta, 36.9% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 3.48°, with 33.66% saturation and 59.8% 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 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 2.89.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.2579

Complementary

  1. #bb7a76
  2. #76b7bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb7a76
  2. #76bb9c
  3. #7694bb

Analogous

  1. #bb7694
  2. #bb7a76
  3. #bb9c76

Triadic

  1. #bb7a76
  2. #76bb7a
  3. #7a76bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb7a76
  2. #b7bb76
  3. #76b7bb
  4. #7a76bb

Square

  1. #bb7a76
  2. #94bb76
  3. #76b7bb
  4. #9c76bb

Monochromatic

  1. #663532
  2. #99504c
  3. #bb7a76
  4. #d4aca9
  5. #eedddc

Shades

#bb7a76 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb7a76
  2. #a86e6a
  3. #96625e
  4. #835553
  5. #704947
  6. #5e3d3b
  7. #4b312f
  8. #382523
  9. #251818
  10. #130c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb7a76 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb7a76
  2. #c28784
  3. #c99591
  4. #cfa29f
  5. #d6afad
  6. #ddbdbb
  7. #e4cac8
  8. #ebd7d6
  9. #f1e4e4
  10. #f8f2f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb7a76 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb7a76
  2. #b57b77
  3. #af7b78
  4. #a97c79
  5. #a37c7a
  6. #9e7d7b
  7. #987e7c
  8. #927e7d
  9. #8c7f7e
  10. #867f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a08483 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #878375 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #979075 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c87279 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f8076 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a78875 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c37578 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb7a76 {
  color: #bb7a76;
}
Background
.bg-bb7a76 {
  background-color: #bb7a76;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb7a76 {
  border: 2px solid #bb7a76;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb7a76;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 122 118;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 34% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb7a76 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb7a76, #bb9c76);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb7a76 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 122 118 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 2.89 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 6.29 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.26 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 7.43 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 9.07 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.47 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 9.56 #448589 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Old Rose
#bb7a76  rgb(187, 122, 118)  hsl(3, 34%, 60%)  Old Rose
#76b7bb  rgb(118, 183, 187)  hsl(183, 34%, 60%)  Verdigris
#76bb7a  rgb(118, 187, 122)  hsl(123, 34%, 60%)  Mantis
#7a76bb  rgb(122, 118, 187)  hsl(243, 34%, 60%)  Medium Purple