Information about #B96879 color

#B96879 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B96879 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(185, 104, 121) — 72.5% red, 40.8% green, 47.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 32 / 25 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned earthy red, #B96879 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dusky Rose (#BA6873). Slightly further away sit Rose Gold (#B76E79) and Tilly Rose (#B87079).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 104, 121) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B96879 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B96879 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B96879 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B96879 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B96879 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B96879 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B96879 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#BA69A3
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#7ABA69
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#697ABA
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B96879

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dusky Rose color link
Dusky Rose

#BA6873

Rose Gold color link
Rose Gold

#B76E79

Tilly Rose color link
Tilly Rose

#B87079

Minnelli color link
Minnelli

#B16B79

Dusty Rose color link
Dusty Rose

#C0737A

Foxtrot color link
Foxtrot

#B6706F

Turkish Rose color link
Turkish Rose

#B57281

Tapestry color link
Tapestry

#B37084

Kir Royale Rose color link
Kir Royale Rose

#B45877

Tulip Pink color link
Tulip Pink

#C25A7C

Aiyana color link
Aiyana

#A86272

Antique Pink color link
Antique Pink

#C97375

#B96879 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B96879
  • RGB185, 104, 121
  • CMYK0, 32, 25, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 104, 121)
  • HSL347°, 37%, 57%
  • HSL Precise347.407°, 36.652%, 56.667%
  • HSV347°, 44%, 73%
  • HSB347°, 44%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.408, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.408, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.408, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB96879
  • DECIMAL ID12150905
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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