What color is #B05454?

#B05454 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B05454?

The RGB value is 176, 84, 84: 176 red, 84 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B05454?

The complementary color is #54B0B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B05454?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B05454 color

#B05454 rgb(176, 84, 84)

Shades of red

The hex color #B05454 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 32.9% green and 32.9% blue (176, 84, 84).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 37% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 52% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cheek Red (#A55A55), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#B05454 color codes

HEX	`#B05454`
RGB	`rgb(176, 84, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 32.9%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 37%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 52%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 52%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.25, 37.47, 17.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.25, 41.51, 25.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.677, 16.213, 10.321)`
Decimal	`11555924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B05454, 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 #B05454	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B05454 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #B05454 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b05454; }
.text { color: #b05454; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b05454; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 84 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b05454, #b08254); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #B05454?: #B05454 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B05454?: The RGB value is 176, 84, 84: 176 red, 84 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B05454?: The complementary color is #54B0B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B05454?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.