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#C47474

#c47474 ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c47474 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 45.49% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40.82% magenta, 40.82% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 40.4% 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 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 4.03.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.2549

Complementary

  1. #c47474
  2. #74c4c4

Split complementary

  1. #c47474
  2. #74c49c
  3. #749cc4

Analogous

  1. #c4749c
  2. #c47474
  3. #c49c74

Triadic

  1. #c47474
  2. #74c474
  3. #7474c4

Tetradic

  1. #c47474
  2. #c4c474
  3. #74c4c4
  4. #7474c4

Square

  1. #c47474
  2. #9cc474
  3. #74c4c4
  4. #9c74c4

Monochromatic

  1. #702f2f
  2. #a54646
  3. #c47474
  4. #dbaaaa
  5. #f2dfdf

Shades

#c47474 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c47474
  2. #b06868
  3. #9d5d5d
  4. #895151
  5. #764646
  6. #623a3a
  7. #4e2e2e
  8. #3b2323
  9. #271717
  10. #140c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#c47474 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c47474
  2. #ca8282
  3. #d09090
  4. #d69e9e
  5. #dcacac
  6. #e2baba
  7. #e7c7c7
  8. #edd5d5
  9. #f3e3e3
  10. #f9f1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c47474 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c47474
  2. #bd7575
  3. #b67676
  4. #b07878
  5. #a97979
  6. #a27a7a
  7. #9b7b7b
  8. #947c7c
  9. #8e7e7e
  10. #877f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a48282 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #848174 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #989073 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d36a75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a27c74 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab8673 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd6e74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c47474 {
  color: #c47474;
}
Background
.bg-c47474 {
  background-color: #c47474;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c47474 {
  border: 2px solid #c47474;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c47474;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 116 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 40% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c47474 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c47474, #c49c74);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c47474 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 116 116 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 4.03 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 5.28 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.83 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 6.96 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 8.68 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.29 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.34 #3b8b8b Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Old Rose
#c47474  rgb(196, 116, 116)  hsl(0, 40%, 61%)  Old Rose
#74c4c4  rgb(116, 196, 196)  hsl(180, 40%, 61%)  Medium Turquoise
#74c474  rgb(116, 196, 116)  hsl(120, 40%, 61%)  Mantis
#7474c4  rgb(116, 116, 196)  hsl(240, 40%, 61%)  Medium Slate Blue