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#BB8384

#bb8384 ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bb8384 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 51.37% green and 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.95% magenta, 29.41% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 358.93°, with 29.17% saturation and 62.35% 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 6.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 1.76.

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Relative luminance0.2846

Complementary

  1. #bb8384
  2. #83bbba

Split complementary

  1. #bb8384
  2. #83bb9e
  3. #83a0bb

Analogous

  1. #bb83a0
  2. #bb8384
  3. #bb9e83

Triadic

  1. #bb8384
  2. #84bb83
  3. #8384bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb8384
  2. #bbba83
  3. #83bbba
  4. #8384bb

Square

  1. #bb8384
  2. #a0bb83
  3. #83bbba
  4. #9e83bb

Monochromatic

  1. #6b3a3b
  2. #9c5657
  3. #bb8384
  4. #d6b4b5
  5. #f1e6e6

Shades

#bb8384 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb8384
  2. #a87677
  3. #96696a
  4. #835c5c
  5. #704f4f
  6. #5e4242
  7. #4b3435
  8. #382728
  9. #251a1a
  10. #130d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb8384 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb8384
  2. #c28f90
  3. #c99c9d
  4. #cfa8a9
  5. #d6b5b5
  6. #ddc1c2
  7. #e4cdce
  8. #ebdada
  9. #f1e6e6
  10. #f8f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb8384 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb8384
  2. #b58384
  3. #af8283
  4. #a98283
  5. #a38282
  6. #9e8282
  7. #988182
  8. #928181
  9. #8c8181
  10. #868080
  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 #a48c8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d8b84 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a9583 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c67d84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a28884 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a88e83 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c28084 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb8384 {
  color: #bb8384;
}
Background
.bg-bb8384 {
  background-color: #bb8384;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb8384 {
  border: 2px solid #bb8384;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb8384;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 131 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 29% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb8384 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb8384, #bb9e83);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb8384 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 131 132 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 1.76 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 4.02 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 6.61 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 6.81 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 6.95 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 10.23 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 10.64 #447c7b Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Old Rose
#bb8384  rgb(187, 131, 132)  hsl(359, 29%, 62%)  Old Rose
#83bbba  rgb(131, 187, 186)  hsl(179, 29%, 62%)  Opal
#84bb83  rgb(132, 187, 131)  hsl(119, 29%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green
#8384bb  rgb(131, 132, 187)  hsl(239, 29%, 62%)  Purple Mountain Majesty