What color is #B07B85?

#B07B85 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B07B85?

The RGB value is 176, 123, 133: 176 red, 123 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B07B85?

The complementary color is #7BB0A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B07B85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B07B85 color

#B07B85 rgb(176, 123, 133)

Shades of red

The hex color #B07B85 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 48.2% green and 52.2% blue (176, 123, 133).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 25% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 24% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#B07B85 color codes

HEX	`#B07B85`
RGB	`rgb(176, 123, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 48.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 25%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 30%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 24%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.16, 22.1, 2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.16, 22.29, 7.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.222, 25.091, 25.49)`
Decimal	`11565957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B07B85, 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 #B07B85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B07B85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #B07B85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b07b85; }
.text { color: #b07b85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b07b85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 123 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b07b85, #b08c7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B07B85?: #B07B85 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B07B85?: The RGB value is 176, 123, 133: 176 red, 123 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B07B85?: The complementary color is #7BB0A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B07B85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.