What color is #B46879?

#B46879 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B46879?

The RGB value is 180, 104, 121: 180 red, 104 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B46879?

The complementary color is #68B4A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B46879?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B46879 color

#B46879 rgb(180, 104, 121)

Shades of red

The hex color #B46879 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 40.8% green and 47.5% blue (180, 104, 121).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 34% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 33% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#B46879 color codes

HEX	`#B46879`
RGB	`rgb(180, 104, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 40.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 34%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 42%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 33%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.93, 32.46, 3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.93, 32.69, 6.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.225, 20.987, 20.702)`
Decimal	`11823225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B46879, 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 #B46879	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B46879 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #B46879 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b46879; }
.text { color: #b46879; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b46879; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 104 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b46879, #b47d68); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B46879?: #B46879 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B46879?: The RGB value is 180, 104, 121: 180 red, 104 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B46879?: The complementary color is #68B4A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B46879?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.