What color is #B35D66?

#B35D66 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Flamingo. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B35D66?

The RGB value is 179, 93, 102: 179 red, 93 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B35D66?

The complementary color is #5DB3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B35D66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B35D66 color

#B35D66 rgb(179, 93, 102)

Shades of red

The hex color #B35D66 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 36.5% green and 40% blue (179, 93, 102).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 36% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 43% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Hot Flamingo (#B35966), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#B35D66 color codes

HEX	`#B35D66`
RGB	`rgb(179, 93, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 36.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 36%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 48%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 43%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.95, 35.7, 10.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.95, 37.31, 16.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.904, 18.374, 14.803)`
Decimal	`11754854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B35D66, 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 #B35D66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B35D66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #B35D66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b35d66; }
.text { color: #b35d66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b35d66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 93 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b35d66, #b37f5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #B35D66?: #B35D66 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Flamingo. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B35D66?: The RGB value is 179, 93, 102: 179 red, 93 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B35D66?: The complementary color is #5DB3AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B35D66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.