What color is #B06C76?

#B06C76 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B06C76?

The RGB value is 176, 108, 118: 176 red, 108 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B06C76?

The complementary color is #6CB0A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B06C76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B06C76 color

#B06C76 rgb(176, 108, 118)

Shades of red

The hex color #B06C76 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 42.4% green and 46.3% blue (176, 108, 118).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 30% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 33% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#B06C76 color codes

HEX	`#B06C76`
RGB	`rgb(176, 108, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 42.4%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 30%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 39%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 33%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.24, 28.36, 5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.24, 28.98, 11.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.538, 21.265, 19.843)`
Decimal	`11562102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B06C76, 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 #B06C76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B06C76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #B06C76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b06c76; }
.text { color: #b06c76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b06c76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 108 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b06c76, #b0846c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B06C76?: #B06C76 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B06C76?: The RGB value is 176, 108, 118: 176 red, 108 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B06C76?: The complementary color is #6CB0A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B06C76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.