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#BB596E

#bb596e ≈ Rose Gold

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb596e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 34.9% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.41% magenta, 41.18% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 347.14°, with 41.88% saturation and 54.12% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Gold (#b76e79), ΔE 5.97.

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Relative luminance0.1884

Complementary

  1. #bb596e
  2. #59bba6

Split complementary

  1. #bb596e
  2. #59bb75
  3. #599fbb

Analogous

  1. #bb599f
  2. #bb596e
  3. #bb7559

Triadic

  1. #bb596e
  2. #6ebb59
  3. #596ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb596e
  2. #bba659
  3. #59bba6
  4. #596ebb

Square

  1. #bb596e
  2. #9fbb59
  3. #59bba6
  4. #7559bb

Monochromatic

  1. #57242f
  2. #8e3a4c
  3. #bb596e
  4. #d18f9d
  5. #e7c6cd

Shades

#bb596e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb596e
  2. #a85063
  3. #964758
  4. #833e4d
  5. #703542
  6. #5e2d37
  7. #4b242c
  8. #381b21
  9. #251216
  10. #13090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb596e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb596e
  2. #c26a7d
  3. #c97a8b
  4. #cf8b9a
  5. #d69ba8
  6. #ddacb7
  7. #e4bdc5
  8. #ebcdd4
  9. #f1dee2
  10. #f8eef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb596e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb596e
  2. #b55d70
  3. #af6172
  4. #a96573
  5. #a36975
  6. #9e6d77
  7. #987079
  8. #92747b
  9. #8c787c
  10. #867c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #986d74 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c6c6e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857f6c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca4e61 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92656e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d726d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c45366 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb596e {
  color: #bb596e;
}
Background
.bg-bb596e {
  background-color: #bb596e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb596e {
  border: 2px solid #bb596e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb596e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 89 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 42% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb596e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb596e, #bb7559);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb596e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 89 110 / 0.35);
}

#b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 5.97 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 7.34 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.50 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 7.65 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.75 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.24 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 8.64 #44a691 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Rose Gold
#bb596e  rgb(187, 89, 110)  hsl(347, 42%, 54%)  Rose Gold
#59bba6  rgb(89, 187, 166)  hsl(167, 42%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine
#6ebb59  rgb(110, 187, 89)  hsl(107, 42%, 54%)  Mantis
#596ebb  rgb(89, 110, 187)  hsl(227, 42%, 54%)  Royal Blue