What color is #B17883?

#B17883 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B17883?

The RGB value is 177, 120, 131: 177 red, 120 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B17883?

The complementary color is #78B1A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B17883?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B17883 color

#B17883 rgb(177, 120, 131)

Shades of red

The hex color #B17883 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 47.1% green and 51.4% blue (177, 120, 131).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 27% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 26% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#B17883 color codes

HEX	`#B17883`
RGB	`rgb(177, 120, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 47.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 27%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 32%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 26%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.51, 23.87, 3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.51, 24.07, 7.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.945, 24.42, 24.657)`
Decimal	`11630723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B17883, 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 #B17883	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B17883 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #B17883 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b17883; }
.text { color: #b17883; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b17883; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 120 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b17883, #b18a78); }

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Questions

What color is #B17883?: #B17883 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B17883?: The RGB value is 177, 120, 131: 177 red, 120 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B17883?: The complementary color is #78B1A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B17883?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.