What color is #B16779?

#B16779 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 #B16779?

The RGB value is 177, 103, 121: 177 red, 103 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B16779?

The complementary color is #67B19F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B16779?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B16779 color

#B16779 rgb(177, 103, 121)

Shades of red

The hex color #B16779 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 40.4% green and 47.5% blue (177, 103, 121).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 32% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 32% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#B16779 color codes

HEX	`#B16779`
RGB	`rgb(177, 103, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 40.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 32%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 42%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 32%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.32, 31.89, 2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.32, 32.02, 5.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.434, 20.43, 20.637)`
Decimal	`11626361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B16779, 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 #B16779	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B16779 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #B16779 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b16779; }
.text { color: #b16779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b16779; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 103 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b16779, #b17a67); }

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Questions

What color is #B16779?: #B16779 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 #B16779?: The RGB value is 177, 103, 121: 177 red, 103 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B16779?: The complementary color is #67B19F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B16779?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.