What color is #B06060?

#B06060 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Her Velour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B06060?

The RGB value is 176, 96, 96: 176 red, 96 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B06060?

The complementary color is #60B0B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B06060?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B06060 color

#B06060 rgb(176, 96, 96)

Shades of red

The hex color #B06060 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 37.6% green and 37.6% blue (176, 96, 96).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 34% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 45% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Her Velour (#BB5F62), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#B06060 color codes

HEX	`#B06060`
RGB	`rgb(176, 96, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 37.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 34%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 45%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 45%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.03, 32.3, 14.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.03, 35.4, 24.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.2, 18.443, 13.349)`
Decimal	`11559008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B06060, 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 #B06060	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B06060 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #B06060 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b06060; }
.text { color: #b06060; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b06060; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 96 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b06060, #b08860); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #B06060?: #B06060 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Her Velour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B06060?: The RGB value is 176, 96, 96: 176 red, 96 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B06060?: The complementary color is #60B0B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B06060?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.