Rose Vale (#AB4E52)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.33:1 — vs black: 3.94:1

Color values

  • HEX #AB4E52
  • RGB rgb(171, 78, 82)
  • HSL hsl(357, 37%, 48%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 54, 52, 33 )
  • Websafe #996666

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #AB4E52 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Rose Vale
#AB4E52 Base
#4EABA7
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Rose Vale
#AB4E52 Base
#AB4E80
#AB784E
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Rose Vale
#AB4E52 Base
#52AB4E
#4E52AB
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Rose Vale
#AB4E52 Base
#4EAB78
#4E80AB
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Rose Vale
#AB4E52 Base
#80AB4E
#4EABA7
#784EAB
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Rose Vale
#AB4E52 Base
#421E20
#763639
#8F4145
#BA686B
#C58083
#DDB5B7
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Rose Vale, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#120808
#301617
#4F2426
#6E3235
#8C4043
Rose Vale #AB4E52 Base
#BC6C70
#CB8C8F
#DAADAF
#E8CDCE
#F7EDEE
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #AB4E52. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #AB4E52;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #AB4E52;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #AB4E52;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #AB4E52,
        #4EABA7
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #AB4E52,
        #4EABA7
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$rose-vale: #AB4E52;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$rose-vale-r: 171;
$rose-vale-g: 78;
$rose-vale-b: 82;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $rose-vale;
    color: rgba($rose-vale-r, $rose-vale-g, $rose-vale-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Rose Vale appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #AB4E52 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #73734E Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #5E5E53 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #AB4F4F Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #6B6B6B Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Rose Vale ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Rose Vale #AB4E52 Base
English Red #AB4B52 ΔE 1.06
Bittersweet Shimmer #BF4F51 ΔE 4.51
Redwood #A45A52 ΔE 4.93
Deep Chestnut #B94E48 ΔE 5.07

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.