What color is #B35F74?

#B35F74 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Candied Apple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B35F74?

The RGB value is 179, 95, 116: 179 red, 95 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B35F74?

The complementary color is #5FB39E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B35F74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B35F74 color

#B35F74 rgb(179, 95, 116)

Shades of red

The hex color #B35F74 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 37.3% green and 45.5% blue (179, 95, 116).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 36% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 35% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Candied Apple (#B95B6D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#B35F74 color codes

HEX	`#B35F74`
RGB	`rgb(179, 95, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 37.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 36%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 47%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 35%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.72, 36.29, 3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.72, 36.47, 5.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.836, 19.031, 18.832)`
Decimal	`11755380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B35F74, 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 #B35F74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B35F74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #B35F74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b35f74; }
.text { color: #b35f74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b35f74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 95 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b35f74, #b3745f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B35F74?: #B35F74 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Candied Apple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B35F74?: The RGB value is 179, 95, 116: 179 red, 95 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B35F74?: The complementary color is #5FB39E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B35F74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.