What color is #B0606C?

#B0606C 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 #B0606C?

The RGB value is 176, 96, 108: 176 red, 96 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0606C?

The complementary color is #60B0A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0606C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0606C color

#B0606C rgb(176, 96, 108)

Shades of red

The hex color #B0606C is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 37.6% green and 42.4% blue (176, 96, 108).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 34% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 39% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Hot Flamingo (#B35966), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#B0606C color codes

HEX	`#B0606C`
RGB	`rgb(176, 96, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 37.6%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 34%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 45%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 39%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.31, 33.66, 7.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.31, 34.53, 12.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.795, 18.681, 16.484)`
Decimal	`11559020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0606C, 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 #B0606C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B0606C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #B0606C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0606c; }
.text { color: #b0606c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0606c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 96 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0606c, #b07c60); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0606C?: #B0606C 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 #B0606C?: The RGB value is 176, 96, 108: 176 red, 96 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0606C?: The complementary color is #60B0A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0606C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.