What color is #B43863?

#B43863 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Valentine’s Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B43863?

The RGB value is 180, 56, 99: 180 red, 56 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B43863?

The complementary color is #38B489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B43863?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B43863 color

#B43863 rgb(180, 56, 99)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B43863 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 22% green and 38.8% blue (180, 56, 99).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 53% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 45% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Valentine’s Kiss (#B63364), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#B43863 color codes

HEX	`#B43863`
RGB	`rgb(180, 56, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 22%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 53%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 69%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 45%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.41, 53.17, 3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.41, 53.28, 3.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.49, 13.435, 13.211)`
Decimal	`11810915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B43863, 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 #B43863	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B43863 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	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 #B43863 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b43863; }
.text { color: #b43863; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b43863; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 56 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b43863, #b44b38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ruby.

Questions

What color is #B43863?: #B43863 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Valentine’s Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B43863?: The RGB value is 180, 56, 99: 180 red, 56 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B43863?: The complementary color is #38B489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B43863?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.