What color is #B44976?

#B44976 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Razzle Dazzle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B44976?

The RGB value is 180, 73, 118: 180 red, 73 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B44976?

The complementary color is #49B487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B44976?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B44976 color

#B44976 rgb(180, 73, 118)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B44976 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 28.6% green and 46.3% blue (180, 73, 118).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 42% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 34% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Razzle Dazzle (#BA417B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#B44976 color codes

HEX	`#B44976`
RGB	`rgb(180, 73, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 28.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 42%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 59%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 34%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.68, 47.92, -3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.68, 48.05, 355.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.476, 15.779, 18.893)`
Decimal	`11815286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B44976, 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 #B44976	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B44976 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #B44976 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b44976; }
.text { color: #b44976; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b44976; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 73 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b44976, #b45249); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #B44976?: #B44976 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Razzle Dazzle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B44976?: The RGB value is 180, 73, 118: 180 red, 73 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B44976?: The complementary color is #49B487, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B44976?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.