What color is #B07781?

#B07781 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 #B07781?

The RGB value is 176, 119, 129: 176 red, 119 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B07781?

The complementary color is #77B0A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B07781?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B07781 color

#B07781 rgb(176, 119, 129)

Shades of red

The hex color #B07781 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 46.7% green and 50.6% blue (176, 119, 129).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 27% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 27% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#B07781 color codes

HEX	`#B07781`
RGB	`rgb(176, 119, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 46.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 27%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 32%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 27%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.1, 23.75, 3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.1, 24.03, 8.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.464, 24.01, 23.9)`
Decimal	`11564929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B07781, 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 #B07781	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B07781 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #B07781 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b07781; }
.text { color: #b07781; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b07781; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 119 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b07781, #b08977); }

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Questions

What color is #B07781?: #B07781 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 #B07781?: The RGB value is 176, 119, 129: 176 red, 119 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B07781?: The complementary color is #77B0A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B07781?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.