What color is #B26570?

#B26570 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B26570?

The RGB value is 178, 101, 112: 178 red, 101 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B26570?

The complementary color is #65B2A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B26570?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B26570 color

#B26570 rgb(178, 101, 112)

Shades of red

The hex color #B26570 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 39.6% green and 43.9% blue (178, 101, 112).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 33% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 37% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#B26570 color codes

HEX	`#B26570`
RGB	`rgb(178, 101, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 39.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 33%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 43%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 37%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.77, 32.19, 7.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.77, 33.05, 13.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.94, 19.944, 17.81)`
Decimal	`11691376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B26570, 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 #B26570	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B26570 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #B26570 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b26570; }
.text { color: #b26570; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b26570; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 101 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b26570, #b28165); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B26570?: #B26570 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B26570?: The RGB value is 178, 101, 112: 178 red, 101 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B26570?: The complementary color is #65B2A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B26570?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.