What color is #B16D74?

#B16D74 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 #B16D74?

The RGB value is 177, 109, 116: 177 red, 109 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B16D74?

The complementary color is #6DB1AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B16D74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B16D74 color

#B16D74 rgb(177, 109, 116)

Shades of red

The hex color #B16D74 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 42.7% green and 45.5% blue (177, 109, 116).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 30% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 34% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#B16D74 color codes

HEX	`#B16D74`
RGB	`rgb(177, 109, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 42.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 30%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 38%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 34%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.54, 27.92, 7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.54, 28.94, 15.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.754, 21.547, 19.27)`
Decimal	`11627892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B16D74, 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 #B16D74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B16D74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #B16D74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b16d74; }
.text { color: #b16d74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b16d74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 109 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b16d74, #b1886d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B16D74?: #B16D74 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 #B16D74?: The RGB value is 177, 109, 116: 177 red, 109 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B16D74?: The complementary color is #6DB1AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B16D74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.