What color is #B15E73?

#B15E73 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Candied Apple. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B15E73?

The RGB value is 177, 94, 115: 177 red, 94 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B15E73?

The complementary color is #5EB19C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B15E73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B15E73 color

#B15E73 rgb(177, 94, 115)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B15E73 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 36.9% green and 45.1% blue (177, 94, 115).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 35% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 35% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Candied Apple (#B95B6D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#B15E73 color codes

HEX	`#B15E73`
RGB	`rgb(177, 94, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 36.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 35%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 47%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 35%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.21, 35.96, 3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.21, 36.13, 5.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.23, 18.593, 18.476)`
Decimal	`11624051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B15E73, 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 #B15E73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B15E73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #B15E73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b15e73; }
.text { color: #b15e73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b15e73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 94 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b15e73, #b1725e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B15E73?: #B15E73 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Candied Apple. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B15E73?: The RGB value is 177, 94, 115: 177 red, 94 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B15E73?: The complementary color is #5EB19C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B15E73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.