What color is #B16A73?

#B16A73 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 #B16A73?

The RGB value is 177, 106, 115: 177 red, 106 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B16A73?

The complementary color is #6AB1A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B16A73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B16A73 color

#B16A73 rgb(177, 106, 115)

Shades of red

The hex color #B16A73 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 41.6% green and 45.1% blue (177, 106, 115).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 31% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 35% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#B16A73 color codes

HEX	`#B16A73`
RGB	`rgb(177, 106, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 41.6%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 31%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 40%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 35%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.83, 29.45, 7.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.83, 30.32, 13.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.381, 20.895, 18.86)`
Decimal	`11627123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B16A73, 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 #B16A73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B16A73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #B16A73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b16a73; }
.text { color: #b16a73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b16a73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 106 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b16a73, #b1856a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B16A73?: #B16A73 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 #B16A73?: The RGB value is 177, 106, 115: 177 red, 106 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B16A73?: The complementary color is #6AB1A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B16A73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.