What color is #B47681?

#B47681 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 #B47681?

The RGB value is 180, 118, 129: 180 red, 118 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B47681?

The complementary color is #76B4A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B47681?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B47681 color

#B47681 rgb(180, 118, 129)

Shades of red

The hex color #B47681 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 46.3% green and 50.6% blue (180, 118, 129).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 29% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 28% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#B47681 color codes

HEX	`#B47681`
RGB	`rgb(180, 118, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 46.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 29%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 34%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 28%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.33, 25.84, 4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.33, 26.16, 8.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.264, 24.247, 23.903)`
Decimal	`11826817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B47681, 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 #B47681	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B47681 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #B47681 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b47681; }
.text { color: #b47681; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b47681; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 118 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b47681, #b48a76); }

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Questions

What color is #B47681?: #B47681 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 #B47681?: The RGB value is 180, 118, 129: 180 red, 118 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B47681?: The complementary color is #76B4A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B47681?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.