What color is #B70272?

#B70272 is a dark, vivid rose known as Botticelli. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Botticelli?

The RGB value is 183, 2, 114: 183 red, 2 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Botticelli?

The complementary color is #02B747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B70272?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Botticelli color: hex code #B70272

#B70272 rgb(183, 2, 114)

Shades of purple

Botticelli has the hex code #B70272. It is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 0.8% green and 44.7% blue (183, 2, 114).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 98% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 38% yellow and 28% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

Botticelli (#B70272) color codes

HEX	`#B70272`
RGB	`rgb(183, 2, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 0.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 98%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 99%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 99%, 38%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.13, 67.78, -10.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.13, 68.62, 351)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.589, 11.329, 16.913)`
Decimal	`11993714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Botticelli, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B70272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B70272 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B70272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b70272; }
.text { color: #b70272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b70272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 2 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b70272, #b70218); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

See #B70272 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B70272?: #B70272 is a dark, vivid rose known as Botticelli. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Botticelli?: The RGB value is 183, 2, 114: 183 red, 2 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Botticelli?: The complementary color is #02B747, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B70272?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.