What color is #B05E75?

#B05E75 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Candied Apple. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B05E75?

The RGB value is 176, 94, 117: 176 red, 94 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B05E75?

The complementary color is #5EB099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B05E75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B05E75 color

#B05E75 rgb(176, 94, 117)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B05E75 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 36.9% green and 45.9% blue (176, 94, 117).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 34% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 34% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Candied Apple (#B95B6D), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#B05E75 color codes

HEX	`#B05E75`
RGB	`rgb(176, 94, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 36.9%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 34%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 47%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 34%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.12, 35.85, 2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.12, 35.91, 3.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.119, 18.522, 19.078)`
Decimal	`11558517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B05E75, 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 #B05E75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B05E75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	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 #B05E75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b05e75; }
.text { color: #b05e75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b05e75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 94 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b05e75, #b0705e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B05E75?: #B05E75 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Candied Apple. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B05E75?: The RGB value is 176, 94, 117: 176 red, 94 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B05E75?: The complementary color is #5EB099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B05E75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.