Rose Tea Color

#b48993

Rose Tea is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #4b766c
Complementary Color #89b4aa
Color Shade: cool red (346.05° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 62.16% (better contrasting with white)
Rose Tea Color Sample
Rose Tea Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b48993

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Rose Tea Color. The Magical Mauve color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Heather Rose (#ad6d7f) for more energetic effect. Try Turkish Rose as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#89b4aa is the best complementary color to Rose Tea. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b48993 complementary color is Gulf Stream, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bouquet are #b489a8 and #b49489. Thus found on the left and right of #b48993 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bouquet and Quicksand colors as they work well with Rose Tea.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rose Tea palette consists of #89a8b4 and #89b494 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#89b4aa). Try Bali Hai and Bay Leaf colors in combination with #b48993, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #b48993 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rose Tea. Thus Bali Hai and Swamp Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rose Tea contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gulf Stream, Swamp Green, and Lavender Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #b48993 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rose Tea tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#89b4aa) and two others. The Swamp Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst Smoke – 120° from the complementary Gulf Stream. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #93b489 and #aa89b4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b48993 is made of 39% red, 30% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Rose Tea has a hue angle of 346.05°, a saturation of 22.28% and a lightness of 62.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b48993 is made of 0% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 29.41% black ink.

HEX #b48993
RGB Decimal rgb(180,137,147)
RGB Percentage 39%, 30%, 32%
CMYK 0, 16.86, 12.94, 29.41
HSL hsl(346.05,22.28%,62.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(346.05,23.89%,70.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.3956,17.9426,1.0313)
XYZ xyz(33.0345,29.7012,31.5956)
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