What color is #B03A7B?

#B03A7B is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Plum Kingdom. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B03A7B?

The RGB value is 176, 58, 123: 176 red, 58 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B03A7B?

The complementary color is #3AB06F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B03A7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B03A7B color

#B03A7B rgb(176, 58, 123)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B03A7B is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 22.7% green and 48.2% blue (176, 58, 123).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 50% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 30% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Plum Kingdom (#AA3377), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#B03A7B color codes

HEX	`#B03A7B`
RGB	`rgb(176, 58, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 22.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 50%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 67%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 30%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.78, 53.86, -10.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.78, 54.96, 348.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.994, 13.689, 20.166)`
Decimal	`11549307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B03A7B, 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 #B03A7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B03A7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #B03A7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b03a7b; }
.text { color: #b03a7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b03a7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 58 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b03a7b, #b03a40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #B03A7B?: #B03A7B is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Plum Kingdom. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B03A7B?: The RGB value is 176, 58, 123: 176 red, 58 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B03A7B?: The complementary color is #3AB06F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B03A7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.