What color is #B46476?

#B46476 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Candied Apple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B46476?

The RGB value is 180, 100, 118: 180 red, 100 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B46476?

The complementary color is #64B4A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B46476?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B46476 color

#B46476 rgb(180, 100, 118)

Shades of red

The hex color #B46476 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 39.2% green and 46.3% blue (180, 100, 118).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 35% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 34% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Candied Apple (#B95B6D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#B46476 color codes

HEX	`#B46476`
RGB	`rgb(180, 100, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 39.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 35%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 44%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 34%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.98, 34.24, 4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.98, 34.5, 7.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.651, 20.128, 19.617)`
Decimal	`11822198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B46476, 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 #B46476	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B46476 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #B46476 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b46476; }
.text { color: #b46476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b46476; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 100 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b46476, #b47a64); }

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Questions

What color is #B46476?: #B46476 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Candied Apple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B46476?: The RGB value is 180, 100, 118: 180 red, 100 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B46476?: The complementary color is #64B4A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B46476?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.