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#BB9E97

#bb9e97 ≈ Silver Pink

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bb9e97 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 61.96% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.51% magenta, 19.25% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 11.67°, with 20.93% saturation and 66.27% 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 8.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver Pink (#c4aead), ΔE 5.45.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3725

Complementary

  1. #bb9e97
  2. #97b4bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb9e97
  2. #97bbb0
  3. #97a2bb

Analogous

  1. #bb97a2
  2. #bb9e97
  3. #bbb097

Triadic

  1. #bb9e97
  2. #97bb9e
  3. #9e97bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb9e97
  2. #b4bb97
  3. #97b4bb
  4. #9e97bb

Square

  1. #bb9e97
  2. #a2bb97
  3. #97b4bb
  4. #b097bb

Monochromatic

  1. #705149
  2. #9d7369
  3. #bb9e97
  4. #d9c9c5
  5. #f7f3f3

Shades

#bb9e97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb9e97
  2. #a88e88
  3. #967e79
  4. #836f6a
  5. #705f5b
  6. #5e4f4c
  7. #4b3f3c
  8. #382f2d
  9. #25201e
  10. #13100f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb9e97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb9e97
  2. #c2a8a1
  3. #c9b1ac
  4. #cfbbb6
  5. #d6c5c1
  6. #ddcfcb
  7. #e4d8d5
  8. #ebe2e0
  9. #f1ecea
  10. #f8f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb9e97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb9e97
  2. #b59b95
  3. #af9892
  4. #a99590
  5. #a3928e
  6. #9e8f8c
  7. #988c89
  8. #928987
  9. #8c8685
  10. #868382
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea29f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4a196 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aba697 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c29a9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aea097 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a397 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c09c9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb9e97 {
  color: #bb9e97;
}
Background
.bg-bb9e97 {
  background-color: #bb9e97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb9e97 {
  border: 2px solid #bb9e97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb9e97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 158 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 21% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb9e97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb9e97, #bbb097);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb9e97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 158 151 / 0.35);
}

#c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 5.45 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.97 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 9.25 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 10.64 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.00 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 11.39 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 11.46 #446168 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Silver Pink
#bb9e97  rgb(187, 158, 151)  hsl(12, 21%, 66%)  Silver Pink
#97b4bb  rgb(151, 180, 187)  hsl(192, 21%, 66%)  Pastel Blue
#97bb9e  rgb(151, 187, 158)  hsl(132, 21%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green
#9e97bb  rgb(158, 151, 187)  hsl(252, 21%, 66%)  Cool Gray