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#BB8195

#bb8195 ≈ Puce

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bb8195 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 50.59% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.02% magenta, 20.32% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 339.31°, with 29.9% saturation and 61.96% 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 6.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 4.03.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.2844

Complementary

  1. #bb8195
  2. #81bba7

Split complementary

  1. #bb8195
  2. #81bb8a
  3. #81b2bb

Analogous

  1. #bb81b2
  2. #bb8195
  3. #bb8a81

Triadic

  1. #bb8195
  2. #95bb81
  3. #8195bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb8195
  2. #bba781
  3. #81bba7
  4. #8195bb

Square

  1. #bb8195
  2. #b2bb81
  3. #81bba7
  4. #8a81bb

Monochromatic

  1. #6a394a
  2. #9c546d
  3. #bb8195
  4. #d6b3bf
  5. #f1e4e9

Shades

#bb8195 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb8195
  2. #a87486
  3. #966777
  4. #835a68
  5. #704d59
  6. #5e414b
  7. #4b343c
  8. #38272d
  9. #251a1e
  10. #130d0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb8195 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb8195
  2. #c28ea0
  3. #c99aaa
  4. #cfa7b5
  5. #d6b3bf
  6. #ddc0ca
  7. #e4cdd5
  8. #ebd9df
  9. #f1e6ea
  10. #f8f2f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb8195 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb8195
  2. #b58193
  3. #af8191
  4. #a9818f
  5. #a3818d
  6. #9e818b
  7. #988088
  8. #928086
  9. #8c8084
  10. #868082
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a48b93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #888b96 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #969594 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c47e88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f8795 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a68e94 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c17f8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb8195 {
  color: #bb8195;
}
Background
.bg-bb8195 {
  background-color: #bb8195;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb8195 {
  border: 2px solid #bb8195;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb8195;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 129 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 30% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb8195 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb8195, #bb8a81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb8195 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 129 149 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 4.03 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 5.37 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.44 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.48 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 7.96 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.12 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.40 #447e6a Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Puce
#bb8195  rgb(187, 129, 149)  hsl(339, 30%, 62%)  Puce
#81bba7  rgb(129, 187, 167)  hsl(159, 30%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine
#95bb81  rgb(149, 187, 129)  hsl(99, 30%, 62%)  Olivine
#8195bb  rgb(129, 149, 187)  hsl(219, 30%, 62%)  Cool Gray