What color is #B45282?

#B45282 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Our Little Secret. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B45282?

The RGB value is 180, 82, 130: 180 red, 82 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B45282?

The complementary color is #52B484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B45282?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B45282 color

#B45282 rgb(180, 82, 130)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B45282 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 32.2% green and 51% blue (180, 82, 130).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 40% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 28% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Our Little Secret (#A84B7A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#B45282 color codes

HEX	`#B45282`
RGB	`rgb(180, 82, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 32.2%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 40%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 54%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 28%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.7, 45.15, -7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.7, 45.81, 350.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.87, 17.352, 23.102)`
Decimal	`11817602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B45282, 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 #B45282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B45282 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #B45282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b45282; }
.text { color: #b45282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b45282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 82 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b45282, #b45352); }

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Questions

What color is #B45282?: #B45282 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Our Little Secret. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B45282?: The RGB value is 180, 82, 130: 180 red, 82 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B45282?: The complementary color is #52B484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B45282?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.