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#BB8385

#bb8385 ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bb8385 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 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.95% magenta, 28.88% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 357.86°, 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 6.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 1.86.

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Relative luminance0.2849

Complementary

  1. #bb8385
  2. #83bbb9

Split complementary

  1. #bb8385
  2. #83bb9d
  3. #83a1bb

Analogous

  1. #bb83a1
  2. #bb8385
  3. #bb9d83

Triadic

  1. #bb8385
  2. #85bb83
  3. #8385bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb8385
  2. #bbb983
  3. #83bbb9
  4. #8385bb

Square

  1. #bb8385
  2. #a1bb83
  3. #83bbb9
  4. #9d83bb

Monochromatic

  1. #6b3a3c
  2. #9c5658
  3. #bb8385
  4. #d6b4b6
  5. #f1e6e6

Shades

#bb8385 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb8385
  2. #a87678
  3. #96696a
  4. #835c5d
  5. #704f50
  6. #5e4243
  7. #4b3435
  8. #382728
  9. #251a1b
  10. #130d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb8385 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb8385
  2. #c28f91
  3. #c99c9d
  4. #cfa8aa
  5. #d6b5b6
  6. #ddc1c2
  7. #e4cdce
  8. #ebdada
  9. #f1e6e7
  10. #f8f3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb8385 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb8385
  2. #b58385
  3. #af8284
  4. #a98284
  5. #a38283
  6. #9e8283
  7. #988182
  8. #928182
  9. #8c8181
  10. #868081
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a48c8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d8b85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a9684 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c67e84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a18885 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a88e84 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c28084 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb8385 {
  color: #bb8385;
}
Background
.bg-bb8385 {
  background-color: #bb8385;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb8385 {
  border: 2px solid #bb8385;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb8385;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 131 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 29% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb8385 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb8385, #bb9d83);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb8385 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 131 133 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 1.86 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 4.05 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 6.27 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 6.55 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 6.80 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 10.24 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 10.74 #447c7a Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Old Rose
#bb8385  rgb(187, 131, 133)  hsl(358, 29%, 62%)  Old Rose
#83bbb9  rgb(131, 187, 185)  hsl(178, 29%, 62%)  Opal
#85bb83  rgb(133, 187, 131)  hsl(118, 29%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green
#8385bb  rgb(131, 133, 187)  hsl(238, 29%, 62%)  Cool Gray