What color is #B47580?

#B47580 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 #B47580?

The RGB value is 180, 117, 128: 180 red, 117 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B47580?

The complementary color is #75B4A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B47580?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B47580 color

#B47580 rgb(180, 117, 128)

Shades of red

The hex color #B47580 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 45.9% green and 50.2% blue (180, 117, 128).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 30% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 29% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#B47580 color codes

HEX	`#B47580`
RGB	`rgb(180, 117, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 45.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 30%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 35%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 29%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.07, 26.25, 4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.07, 26.6, 9.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.081, 23.986, 23.516)`
Decimal	`11826560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B47580, 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 #B47580	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B47580 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #B47580 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b47580; }
.text { color: #b47580; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b47580; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 117 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b47580, #b48a75); }

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Questions

What color is #B47580?: #B47580 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 #B47580?: The RGB value is 180, 117, 128: 180 red, 117 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B47580?: The complementary color is #75B4A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B47580?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.