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#BF797A

#bf797a ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bf797a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 47.45% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.65% magenta, 36.13% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 359.14°, with 35.35% saturation and 61.18% 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 2.15.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.2616

Complementary

  1. #bf797a
  2. #79bfbe

Split complementary

  1. #bf797a
  2. #79bf9b
  3. #799dbf

Analogous

  1. #bf799d
  2. #bf797a
  3. #bf9b79

Triadic

  1. #bf797a
  2. #7abf79
  3. #797abf

Tetradic

  1. #bf797a
  2. #bfbe79
  3. #79bfbe
  4. #797abf

Square

  1. #bf797a
  2. #9dbf79
  3. #79bfbe
  4. #9b79bf

Monochromatic

  1. #6c3334
  2. #9f4c4d
  3. #bf797a
  4. #d8adad
  5. #f0e1e1

Shades

#bf797a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf797a
  2. #ac6d6e
  3. #996162
  4. #865555
  5. #734949
  6. #603d3d
  7. #4c3031
  8. #392425
  9. #261818
  10. #130c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf797a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf797a
  2. #c58687
  3. #cc9495
  4. #d2a1a2
  5. #d9afaf
  6. #dfbcbd
  7. #e5c9ca
  8. #ecd7d7
  9. #f2e4e4
  10. #f9f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf797a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf797a
  2. #b97a7b
  3. #b27a7b
  4. #ac7b7c
  5. #a67c7c
  6. #a07d7d
  7. #997d7e
  8. #937e7e
  9. #8d7f7f
  10. #867f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a38585 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #87847a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #979179 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc717a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0807a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a98879 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7747a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf797a {
  color: #bf797a;
}
Background
.bg-bf797a {
  background-color: #bf797a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf797a {
  border: 2px solid #bf797a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf797a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 121 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 35% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf797a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf797a, #bf9b79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf797a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 121 122 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 2.15 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 4.83 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 5.90 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.48 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.92 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.82 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 9.45 #408685 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Old Rose
#bf797a  rgb(191, 121, 122)  hsl(359, 35%, 61%)  Old Rose
#79bfbe  rgb(121, 191, 190)  hsl(179, 35%, 61%)  Verdigris
#7abf79  rgb(122, 191, 121)  hsl(119, 35%, 61%)  Mantis
#797abf  rgb(121, 122, 191)  hsl(239, 35%, 61%)  Glaucous