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#C97577

#c97577 ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c97577 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 45.88% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.79% magenta, 40.8% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 358.57°, with 43.75% saturation and 62.35% 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 4.06.

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Relative luminance0.2647

Complementary

  1. #c97577
  2. #75c9c7

Split complementary

  1. #c97577
  2. #75c99d
  3. #75a1c9

Analogous

  1. #c975a1
  2. #c97577
  3. #c99d75

Triadic

  1. #c97577
  2. #77c975
  3. #7577c9

Tetradic

  1. #c97577
  2. #c9c775
  3. #75c9c7
  4. #7577c9

Square

  1. #c97577
  2. #a1c975
  3. #75c9c7
  4. #9d75c9

Monochromatic

  1. #772e30
  2. #ae4446
  3. #c97577
  4. #dfacad
  5. #f4e3e3

Shades

#c97577 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c97577
  2. #b5696b
  3. #a15e5f
  4. #8d5253
  5. #794647
  6. #653b3c
  7. #502f30
  8. #3c2324
  9. #281718
  10. #140c0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#c97577 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c97577
  2. #ce8385
  3. #d49192
  4. #d99ea0
  5. #dfacad
  6. #e4babb
  7. #e9c8c9
  8. #efd6d6
  9. #f4e3e4
  10. #faf1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c97577 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c97577
  2. #c27678
  3. #ba7779
  4. #b3787a
  5. #ac797b
  6. #a57b7c
  7. #9d7c7c
  8. #967d7d
  9. #8f7e7e
  10. #877f7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a88484 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #868277 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b9375 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d86b76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a57d77 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af8876 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d26f77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c97577 {
  color: #c97577;
}
Background
.bg-c97577 {
  background-color: #c97577;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c97577 {
  border: 2px solid #c97577;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c97577;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 117 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 44% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c97577 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c97577, #c99d75);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c97577 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 117 119 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 4.06 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 5.51 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 7.02 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.13 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 7.76 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.65 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.30 #368a88 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Old Rose
#c97577  rgb(201, 117, 119)  hsl(359, 44%, 62%)  Old Rose
#75c9c7  rgb(117, 201, 199)  hsl(179, 44%, 62%)  Medium Turquoise
#77c975  rgb(119, 201, 117)  hsl(119, 44%, 62%)  Mantis
#7577c9  rgb(117, 119, 201)  hsl(239, 44%, 62%)  Medium Slate Blue