What color is #B27176?

#B27176 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 #B27176?

The RGB value is 178, 113, 118: 178 red, 113 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B27176?

The complementary color is #71B2AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B27176?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B27176 color

#B27176 rgb(178, 113, 118)

Shades of red

The hex color #B27176 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 44.3% green and 46.3% blue (178, 113, 118).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 30% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 34% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#B27176 color codes

HEX	`#B27176`
RGB	`rgb(178, 113, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 44.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 30%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 37%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 34%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.64, 26.35, 8.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.64, 27.55, 16.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.536, 22.585, 20.045)`
Decimal	`11694454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B27176, 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 #B27176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B27176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #B27176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b27176; }
.text { color: #b27176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b27176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 113 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b27176, #b28c71); }

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Questions

What color is #B27176?: #B27176 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 #B27176?: The RGB value is 178, 113, 118: 178 red, 113 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B27176?: The complementary color is #71B2AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B27176?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.