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#BB7F71

#bb7f71 ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb7f71 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 49.8% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.09% magenta, 39.57% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 11.35°, with 35.24% saturation and 58.82% 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 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 6.17.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.2694

Complementary

  1. #bb7f71
  2. #71adbb

Split complementary

  1. #bb7f71
  2. #71bba4
  3. #7188bb

Analogous

  1. #bb7188
  2. #bb7f71
  3. #bba471

Triadic

  1. #bb7f71
  2. #71bb7f
  3. #7f71bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb7f71
  2. #adbb71
  3. #71adbb
  4. #7f71bb

Square

  1. #bb7f71
  2. #88bb71
  3. #71adbb
  4. #a471bb

Monochromatic

  1. #633930
  2. #975748
  3. #bb7f71
  4. #d4aea5
  5. #eddcd8

Shades

#bb7f71 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb7f71
  2. #a87266
  3. #96665a
  4. #83594f
  5. #704c44
  6. #5e4039
  7. #4b332d
  8. #382622
  9. #251917
  10. #130d0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb7f71 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb7f71
  2. #c28c7f
  3. #c9998d
  4. #cfa59c
  5. #d6b2aa
  6. #ddbfb8
  7. #e4ccc6
  8. #ebd9d4
  9. #f1e5e3
  10. #f8f2f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb7f71 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb7f71
  2. #b57f73
  3. #af7f74
  4. #a97f76
  5. #a37f77
  6. #9e8079
  7. #98807a
  8. #92807c
  9. #8c807d
  10. #86807f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a28883 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d8670 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b9370 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8777b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a18470 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a98b71 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c37a77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb7f71 {
  color: #bb7f71;
}
Background
.bg-bb7f71 {
  background-color: #bb7f71;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb7f71 {
  border: 2px solid #bb7f71;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb7f71;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 127 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 35% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb7f71 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb7f71, #bba471);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb7f71 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 127 113 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 6.17 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.89 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 9.25 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 9.25 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 9.96 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 10.52 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 10.60 #44808e Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Old Rose
#bb7f71  rgb(187, 127, 113)  hsl(11, 35%, 59%)  Old Rose
#71adbb  rgb(113, 173, 187)  hsl(191, 35%, 59%)  Moonstone Blue
#71bb7f  rgb(113, 187, 127)  hsl(131, 35%, 59%)  Dark Sea Green
#7f71bb  rgb(127, 113, 187)  hsl(251, 35%, 59%)  Medium Purple