What color is #B0575F?

#B0575F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Flamingo. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0575F?

The RGB value is 176, 87, 95: 176 red, 87 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0575F?

The complementary color is #57B0A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0575F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0575F color

#B0575F rgb(176, 87, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #B0575F is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 34.1% green and 37.3% blue (176, 87, 95).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 36% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 46% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Hot Flamingo (#B35966), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#B0575F color codes

HEX	`#B0575F`
RGB	`rgb(176, 87, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 34.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 36%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 51%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 46%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.1, 36.98, 12.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.1, 39.01, 18.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.38, 16.875, 12.85)`
Decimal	`11556703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0575F, 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 #B0575F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B0575F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #B0575F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0575f; }
.text { color: #b0575f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0575f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 87 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0575f, #b07c57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #B0575F?: #B0575F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Flamingo. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0575F?: The RGB value is 176, 87, 95: 176 red, 87 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0575F?: The complementary color is #57B0A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0575F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.