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#C59EA1

#c59ea1 ≈ Rosy Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c59ea1 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 61.96% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.8% magenta, 18.27% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 355.38°, with 25.16% saturation and 69.61% 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 8.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 4.67.

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Relative luminance0.389

Complementary

  1. #c59ea1
  2. #9ec5c2

Split complementary

  1. #c59ea1
  2. #9ec5af
  3. #9eb5c5

Analogous

  1. #c59eb5
  2. #c59ea1
  3. #c5af9e

Triadic

  1. #c59ea1
  2. #a1c59e
  3. #9ea1c5

Tetradic

  1. #c59ea1
  2. #c5c29e
  3. #9ec5c2
  4. #9ea1c5

Square

  1. #c59ea1
  2. #b5c59e
  3. #9ec5c2
  4. #af9ec5

Monochromatic

  1. #7e4c50
  2. #a86e73
  3. #c59ea1
  4. #e2cecf
  5. #f7f2f3

Shades

#c59ea1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c59ea1
  2. #b18e91
  3. #9e7e81
  4. #8a6f71
  5. #765f61
  6. #634f51
  7. #4f3f40
  8. #3b2f30
  9. #272020
  10. #141010
  11. #000000

Tints

#c59ea1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c59ea1
  2. #cba8aa
  3. #d1b1b4
  4. #d6bbbd
  5. #dcc5c7
  6. #e2cfd0
  7. #e8d8d9
  8. #eee2e3
  9. #f3ecec
  10. #f9f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c59ea1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c59ea1
  2. #be9b9e
  3. #b7989a
  4. #b09597
  5. #a99294
  6. #a38f91
  7. #9c8c8d
  8. #95898a
  9. #8e8687
  10. #878383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4a4a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4a3a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adaaa0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd9b9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2a1a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7a5a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca9ca0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c59ea1 {
  color: #c59ea1;
}
Background
.bg-c59ea1 {
  background-color: #c59ea1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c59ea1 {
  border: 2px solid #c59ea1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c59ea1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 158 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 25% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c59ea1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c59ea1, #c5af9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c59ea1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 158 161 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 4.67 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 5.69 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.84 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.74 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.18 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.52 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 9.63 #3a615e Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#c59ea1  rgb(197, 158, 161)  hsl(355, 25%, 70%)  Rosy Brown
#9ec5c2  rgb(158, 197, 194)  hsl(175, 25%, 70%)  Opal
#a1c59e  rgb(161, 197, 158)  hsl(115, 25%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#9ea1c5  rgb(158, 161, 197)  hsl(235, 25%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder