What color is #B16464?

#B16464 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Her Velour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B16464?

The RGB value is 177, 100, 100: 177 red, 100 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B16464?

The complementary color is #64B1B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B16464?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B16464 color

#B16464 rgb(177, 100, 100)

Shades of red

The hex color #B16464 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 39.2% green and 39.2% blue (177, 100, 100).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 33% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 44% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Her Velour (#BB5F62), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#B16464 color codes

HEX	`#B16464`
RGB	`rgb(177, 100, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 39.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 33%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 44%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 44%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.13, 30.95, 13.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.13, 33.83, 23.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.99, 19.384, 14.479)`
Decimal	`11625572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B16464, 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 #B16464	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B16464 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #B16464 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b16464; }
.text { color: #b16464; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b16464; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 100 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b16464, #b18b64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #B16464?: #B16464 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Her Velour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B16464?: The RGB value is 177, 100, 100: 177 red, 100 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B16464?: The complementary color is #64B1B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B16464?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.