What color is #B46B70?

#B46B70 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 #B46B70?

The RGB value is 180, 107, 112: 180 red, 107 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B46B70?

The complementary color is #6BB4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B46B70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B46B70 color

#B46B70 rgb(180, 107, 112)

Shades of red

The hex color #B46B70 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 42% green and 43.9% blue (180, 107, 112).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 33% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 38% 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 5.28:1).

#B46B70 color codes

HEX	`#B46B70`
RGB	`rgb(180, 107, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 42%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 33%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 41%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 38%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.37, 29.68, 9.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.37, 31.25, 18.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.006, 21.391, 18.033)`
Decimal	`11823984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B46B70, 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 #B46B70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B46B70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #B46B70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b46b70; }
.text { color: #b46b70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b46b70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 107 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b46b70, #b48b6b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B46B70?: #B46B70 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 #B46B70?: The RGB value is 180, 107, 112: 180 red, 107 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B46B70?: The complementary color is #6BB4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B46B70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.