Rosy brown

#b4859b

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for rosy brown, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Rosy brown sits in the pink band, mid and muted. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Rosy brown color values

Every conversion for #b4859b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b4859b

RGB180, 133, 155

HSL332, 24%, 61%

HSV332, 26%, 71%

CMYK0%, 26%, 14%, 29%

Lab60.64, 21.51, -4.64

XYZ33.13, 28.84, 34.83

Decimal11830683

Web safe#cc9999

Pantone5145 C

Shades of rosy brown

#a9748d #9e627e #8d5770 #7c4c62 #6a4155 #593747 #472c39 #36212b #24161d #130c0f

Tints of rosy brown

#bb90a4 #c29bad #c8a6b6 #cfb1bf #d6bcc8 #ddc8d2 #e4d3db #ebdee4 #f1e9ed #f8f4f6

Colors that go with rosy brown

Complementary#85b49e Analogous#b485b2 Analogous#b48785 Triadic#9bb485 Triadic#859bb4 Split complementary#85b487 Split complementary#85b2b4

Rosy brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 26, 14, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b4859b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 26 14 29

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 28 17 35

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Rosy brown in css

Copy #b4859b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b4859b; }
.text { color: #b4859b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4859b; }

How rosy brown looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Rosy brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b4859b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b4859b against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Rosy brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #b4859b sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around rosy brown? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn rosy brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #b4859b and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from rosy brown, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #b4859b come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.