What color is #B4827E?

#B4827E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4827E?

The RGB value is 180, 130, 126: 180 red, 130 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4827E?

The complementary color is #7EB0B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4827E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4827E color

#B4827E rgb(180, 130, 126)

Shades of red

The hex color #B4827E is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 51% green and 49.4% blue (180, 130, 126).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 26% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 30% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#B4827E color codes

HEX	`#B4827E`
RGB	`rgb(180, 130, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 51%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 26%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 30%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 30%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.14, 18.71, 9.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.14, 21.12, 27.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.572, 27.177, 23.37)`
Decimal	`11829886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4827E, 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 #B4827E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B4827E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #B4827E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4827e; }
.text { color: #b4827e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4827e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 130 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4827e, #b49d7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #B4827E?: #B4827E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4827E?: The RGB value is 180, 130, 126: 180 red, 130 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4827E?: The complementary color is #7EB0B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4827E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.