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#B27770

#b27770 ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b27770 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 46.67% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.15% magenta, 37.08% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 6.36°, with 30% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 5.04.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.2383

Complementary

  1. #b27770
  2. #70abb2

Split complementary

  1. #b27770
  2. #70b298
  3. #708ab2

Analogous

  1. #b2708a
  2. #b27770
  3. #b29870

Triadic

  1. #b27770
  2. #70b277
  3. #7770b2

Tetradic

  1. #b27770
  2. #abb270
  3. #70abb2
  4. #7770b2

Square

  1. #b27770
  2. #8ab270
  3. #70abb2
  4. #9870b2

Monochromatic

  1. #593430
  2. #8b524b
  3. #b27770
  4. #cda6a2
  5. #e8d6d3

Shades

#b27770 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b27770
  2. #a06b65
  3. #8e5f5a
  4. #7d534e
  5. #6b4743
  6. #593c38
  7. #47302d
  8. #352422
  9. #241816
  10. #120c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#b27770 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b27770
  2. #ba857e
  3. #c1928d
  4. #c9a09b
  5. #d1ada9
  6. #d9bbb8
  7. #e0c9c6
  8. #e8d6d4
  9. #f0e4e2
  10. #f7f1f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b27770 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b27770
  2. #ad7872
  3. #a87973
  4. #a37a75
  5. #9e7b76
  6. #997c78
  7. #947c7a
  8. #8f7d7b
  9. #8a7e7d
  10. #857f7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a807e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #837f6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #928b6f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be7075 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #987c70 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a08370 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b97373 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b27770 {
  color: #b27770;
}
Background
.bg-b27770 {
  background-color: #b27770;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b27770 {
  border: 2px solid #b27770;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b27770;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 119 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 6 30% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b27770 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b27770, #b29870);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b27770 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 119 112 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 5.04 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.14 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 7.92 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.30 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 8.37 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 9.46 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 9.86 #4d888f Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Old Rose
#b27770  rgb(178, 119, 112)  hsl(6, 30%, 57%)  Old Rose
#70abb2  rgb(112, 171, 178)  hsl(186, 30%, 57%)  Cadet Blue
#70b277  rgb(112, 178, 119)  hsl(126, 30%, 57%)  Medium Sea Green
#7770b2  rgb(119, 112, 178)  hsl(246, 30%, 57%)  Purple Mountain Majesty