What color is #B45D69?

#B45D69 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Flamingo. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B45D69?

The RGB value is 180, 93, 105: 180 red, 93 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B45D69?

The complementary color is #5DB4A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B45D69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B45D69 color

#B45D69 rgb(180, 93, 105)

Shades of red

The hex color #B45D69 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 36.5% green and 41.2% blue (180, 93, 105).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 37% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 42% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Hot Flamingo (#B35966), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#B45D69 color codes

HEX	`#B45D69`
RGB	`rgb(180, 93, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 36.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 37%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 48%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 42%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.16, 36.4, 9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.16, 37.6, 14.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.288, 18.554, 15.611)`
Decimal	`11820393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B45D69, 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 #B45D69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B45D69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #B45D69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b45d69; }
.text { color: #b45d69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b45d69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 93 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b45d69, #b47d5d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B45D69?: #B45D69 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Flamingo. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B45D69?: The RGB value is 180, 93, 105: 180 red, 93 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B45D69?: The complementary color is #5DB4A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B45D69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.