What color is #B07578?

#B07578 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B07578?

The RGB value is 176, 117, 120: 176 red, 117 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B07578?

The complementary color is #75B0AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B07578?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B07578 color

#B07578 rgb(176, 117, 120)

Shades of red

The hex color #B07578 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 45.9% green and 47.1% blue (176, 117, 120).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 27% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 32% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Nipple (#BB7777), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#B07578 color codes

HEX	`#B07578`
RGB	`rgb(176, 117, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 45.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 27%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 34%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 32%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.39, 23.61, 7.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.39, 24.89, 18.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.657, 23.311, 20.808)`
Decimal	`11564408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B07578, 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 #B07578	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B07578 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #B07578 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b07578; }
.text { color: #b07578; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b07578; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 117 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b07578, #b08f75); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B07578?: #B07578 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B07578?: The RGB value is 176, 117, 120: 176 red, 117 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B07578?: The complementary color is #75B0AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B07578?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.