What color is #B27880?

#B27880 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 #B27880?

The RGB value is 178, 120, 128: 178 red, 120 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B27880?

The complementary color is #78B2AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B27880?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B27880 color

#B27880 rgb(178, 120, 128)

Shades of red

The hex color #B27880 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 47.1% green and 50.2% blue (178, 120, 128).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 27% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 28% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#B27880 color codes

HEX	`#B27880`
RGB	`rgb(178, 120, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 47.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 27%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 33%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 28%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.54, 23.82, 4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.54, 24.32, 11.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.974, 24.458, 23.613)`
Decimal	`11696256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B27880, 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 #B27880	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B27880 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #B27880 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b27880; }
.text { color: #b27880; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b27880; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 120 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b27880, #b28d78); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B27880?: #B27880 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 #B27880?: The RGB value is 178, 120, 128: 178 red, 120 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B27880?: The complementary color is #78B2AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B27880?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.