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#B7939E

Dusty Rose · light warm pink

About #B7939E

#B7939E is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 58% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 14% yellow and 28% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Dusty Rose (ΔE 11.3); Old Rose comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #93B7AC — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B7939E for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red183
Green147
Blue158

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 11.3
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 14.8
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 14.8

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #B7939E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #B7939E.
2.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #B7939E.
7.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B7939E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B7939E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#97999E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#9F9F9D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BD9197

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B7939E?

#B7939E is a muted, light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 58% green and 62% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 14% yellow and 28% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #B7939E?

Use black text. Black on #B7939E has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B7939E?

Its complementary colour is #93B7AC, and analogous partners are #B793B0 and #B79A93.