What color is #B53389?

#B53389 is a moderate rose known as Fandango. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fandango?

The RGB value is 181, 51, 137: 181 red, 51 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fandango?

The complementary color is #33B55F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B53389?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fandango color: hex code #B53389

#B53389 rgb(181, 51, 137)

Shades of pink

Fandango has the hex code #B53389. It is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 20% green and 53.7% blue (181, 51, 137).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 56% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 24% yellow and 29% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

Fandango (#B53389) color codes

HEX	`#B53389`
RGB	`rgb(181, 51, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 20%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 56%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 72%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 24%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.23, 59.69, -18.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.23, 62.55, 342.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.756, 14, 25.061)`
Decimal	`11875209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fandango, 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 #B53389	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B53389 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #B53389 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b53389; }
.text { color: #b53389; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b53389; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 51 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b53389, #b53348); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #B53389 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B53389?: #B53389 is a moderate rose known as Fandango. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fandango?: The RGB value is 181, 51, 137: 181 red, 51 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fandango?: The complementary color is #33B55F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B53389?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.