What color is #B16F7A?

#B16F7A 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 #B16F7A?

The RGB value is 177, 111, 122: 177 red, 111 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B16F7A?

The complementary color is #6FB1A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B16F7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B16F7A color

#B16F7A rgb(177, 111, 122)

Shades of red

The hex color #B16F7A is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 43.5% green and 47.8% blue (177, 111, 122).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 30% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 31% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#B16F7A color codes

HEX	`#B16F7A`
RGB	`rgb(177, 111, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 43.5%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 30%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 37%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 31%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.16, 27.61, 4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.16, 28.06, 10.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.33, 22.123, 21.239)`
Decimal	`11628410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B16F7A, 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 #B16F7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B16F7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #B16F7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b16f7a; }
.text { color: #b16f7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b16f7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 111 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b16f7a, #b1856f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B16F7A?: #B16F7A 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 #B16F7A?: The RGB value is 177, 111, 122: 177 red, 111 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B16F7A?: The complementary color is #6FB1A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B16F7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.