What color is #B4758E?

#B4758E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinky Pickle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4758E?

The RGB value is 180, 117, 142: 180 red, 117 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4758E?

The complementary color is #75B49B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4758E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4758E color

#B4758E rgb(180, 117, 142)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B4758E is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 45.9% green and 55.7% blue (180, 117, 142).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 30% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 21% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pinky Pickle (#B96D8E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#B4758E color codes

HEX	`#B4758E`
RGB	`rgb(180, 117, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 45.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 30%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 35%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 21%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.47, 28.33, -3.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.47, 28.52, 353.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.067, 24.381, 28.708)`
Decimal	`11826574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4758E, 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 #B4758E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B4758E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #B4758E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4758e; }
.text { color: #b4758e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4758e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 117 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4758e, #b47c75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #B4758E?: #B4758E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinky Pickle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4758E?: The RGB value is 180, 117, 142: 180 red, 117 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4758E?: The complementary color is #75B49B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4758E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.