Rosy brown

#b5949d

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. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Rosy brown color values

Every conversion for #b5949d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b5949d
RGB181, 148, 157
HSL344, 18%, 65%
HSV344, 18%, 71%
CMYK0%, 18%, 13%, 29%
Lab64.51, 13.82, -0.08
XYZ35.73, 33.44, 36.47
Decimal11900061
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone5215 C
Pantone5215 CHex#b5949dRgb181 148 157Cmyk0 18 13 29Lab65 14 0Darker#6e4c55Deep#986a76Lighter#d1bfc4

Shades of rosy brown

Tints of rosy brown

Colors that go with rosy brown

Rosy brown in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 18, 13, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b5949d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 18 13 29
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 21 16 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 #b5949d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b5949d; }
.text { color: #b5949d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5949d; }

How rosy brown looks on light and dark

Rosy brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b5949d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.73:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.69:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b5949d 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 #b5949d sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #b5949d and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #b5949d is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.