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#BB9DA5

#bb9da5 ≈ Rose Quartz

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bb9da5 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 61.57% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.04% magenta, 11.76% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 344°, with 18.07% saturation and 67.45% 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 8.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 5.8.

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Relative luminance0.374

Complementary

  1. #bb9da5
  2. #9dbbb3

Split complementary

  1. #bb9da5
  2. #9dbba4
  3. #9db4bb

Analogous

  1. #bb9db4
  2. #bb9da5
  3. #bba49d

Triadic

  1. #bb9da5
  2. #a5bb9d
  3. #9da5bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb9da5
  2. #bbb39d
  3. #9dbbb3
  4. #9da5bb

Square

  1. #bb9da5
  2. #b4bb9d
  3. #9dbbb3
  4. #a49dbb

Monochromatic

  1. #714e57
  2. #9c707c
  3. #bb9da5
  4. #dacace
  5. #f7f3f4

Shades

#bb9da5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb9da5
  2. #a88d95
  3. #967e84
  4. #836e74
  5. #705e63
  6. #5e4f53
  7. #4b3f42
  8. #382f32
  9. #251f21
  10. #131011
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb9da5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb9da5
  2. #c2a7ae
  3. #c9b1b7
  4. #cfbac0
  5. #d6c4c9
  6. #ddced2
  7. #e4d8db
  8. #ebe2e4
  9. #f1ebed
  10. #f8f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb9da5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb9da5
  2. #b59aa1
  3. #af979e
  4. #a9949a
  5. #a39196
  6. #9e8f93
  7. #988c8f
  8. #92898b
  9. #8c8687
  10. #868384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea2a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0a2a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7a6a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c19ca0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aca0a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afa3a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be9ca2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb9da5 {
  color: #bb9da5;
}
Background
.bg-bb9da5 {
  background-color: #bb9da5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb9da5 {
  border: 2px solid #bb9da5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb9da5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 157 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 18% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb9da5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb9da5, #bba49d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb9da5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 157 165 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 5.80 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.42 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.44 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.54 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.91 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.89 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 10.23 #44625a Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#bb9da5  rgb(187, 157, 165)  hsl(344, 18%, 67%)  Rose Quartz
#9dbbb3  rgb(157, 187, 179)  hsl(164, 18%, 67%)  Opal
#a5bb9d  rgb(165, 187, 157)  hsl(104, 18%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#9da5bb  rgb(157, 165, 187)  hsl(224, 18%, 67%)  Wild Blue Yonder