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#BF787C

#bf787c ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bf787c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 47.06% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.17% magenta, 35.08% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 356.62°, with 35.68% saturation and 60.98% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.2596

Complementary

  1. #bf787c
  2. #78bfbb

Split complementary

  1. #bf787c
  2. #78bf97
  3. #789fbf

Analogous

  1. #bf789f
  2. #bf787c
  3. #bf9778

Triadic

  1. #bf787c
  2. #7cbf78
  3. #787cbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf787c
  2. #bfbb78
  3. #78bfbb
  4. #787cbf

Square

  1. #bf787c
  2. #9fbf78
  3. #78bfbb
  4. #9778bf

Monochromatic

  1. #6b3336
  2. #9f4b50
  3. #bf787c
  4. #d8acae
  5. #f0e0e1

Shades

#bf787c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf787c
  2. #ac6c70
  3. #996063
  4. #865457
  5. #73484a
  6. #603c3e
  7. #4c3032
  8. #392425
  9. #261819
  10. #130c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf787c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf787c
  2. #c58689
  3. #cc9396
  4. #d2a1a3
  5. #d9aeb0
  6. #dfbcbe
  7. #e5c9cb
  8. #ecd7d8
  9. #f2e4e5
  10. #f9f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf787c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf787c
  2. #b9797c
  3. #b27a7d
  4. #ac7a7d
  5. #a67b7e
  6. #a07c7e
  7. #997d7e
  8. #937e7f
  9. #8d7e7f
  10. #867f80
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a38485 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85837c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96917b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc717a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a07f7c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8877b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7747b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf787c {
  color: #bf787c;
}
Background
.bg-bf787c {
  background-color: #bf787c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf787c {
  border: 2px solid #bf787c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf787c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 120 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 36% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf787c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf787c, #bf9778);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf787c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 120 124 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 2.51 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 3.95 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 4.89 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.26 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.76 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 9.04 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 9.41 #408783 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Old Rose
#bf787c  rgb(191, 120, 124)  hsl(357, 36%, 61%)  Old Rose
#78bfbb  rgb(120, 191, 187)  hsl(177, 36%, 61%)  Verdigris
#7cbf78  rgb(124, 191, 120)  hsl(117, 36%, 61%)  Mantis
#787cbf  rgb(120, 124, 191)  hsl(237, 36%, 61%)  Glaucous