What color is #B45C7B?

#B45C7B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fat Smooch. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B45C7B?

The RGB value is 180, 92, 123: 180 red, 92 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B45C7B?

The complementary color is #5CB495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B45C7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B45C7B color

#B45C7B rgb(180, 92, 123)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B45C7B is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 36.1% green and 48.2% blue (180, 92, 123).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 37% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 32% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Fat Smooch (#C1537D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#B45C7B color codes

HEX	`#B45C7B`
RGB	`rgb(180, 92, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 36.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 37%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 49%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 32%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.44, 39.13, -0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.44, 39.14, 358.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.226, 18.79, 20.981)`
Decimal	`11820155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B45C7B, 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 #B45C7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B45C7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #B45C7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b45c7b; }
.text { color: #b45c7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b45c7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 92 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b45c7b, #b4695c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #B45C7B?: #B45C7B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fat Smooch. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B45C7B?: The RGB value is 180, 92, 123: 180 red, 92 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B45C7B?: The complementary color is #5CB495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B45C7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.