What color is #B43548?

#B43548 is a moderate red known as Chubby Kiss. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chubby Kiss?

The RGB value is 180, 53, 72: 180 red, 53 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Chubby Kiss?

The complementary color is #35B4A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B43548?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chubby Kiss color: hex code #B43548

#B43548 rgb(180, 53, 72)

Shades of red

Chubby Kiss has the hex code #B43548. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 20.8% green and 28.2% blue (180, 53, 72).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 55% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 60% yellow and 29% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

Chubby Kiss (#B43548) color codes

HEX	`#B43548`
RGB	`rgb(180, 53, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 20.8%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 55%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 71%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 60%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.34, 52.09, 18.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.34, 55.35, 19.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.267, 12.72, 7.465)`
Decimal	`11810120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chubby Kiss, 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 #B43548	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B43548 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #B43548 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b43548; }
.text { color: #b43548; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b43548; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 53 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b43548, #b46235); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

See #B43548 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B43548?: #B43548 is a moderate red known as Chubby Kiss. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chubby Kiss?: The RGB value is 180, 53, 72: 180 red, 53 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chubby Kiss?: The complementary color is #35B4A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B43548?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.