What color is #B5325F?

#B5325F is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Valentine’s Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5325F?

The RGB value is 181, 50, 95: 181 red, 50 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5325F?

The complementary color is #32B588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5325F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5325F color

#B5325F rgb(181, 50, 95)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B5325F is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 19.6% green and 37.3% blue (181, 50, 95).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 57% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 48% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Valentine’s Kiss (#B63364), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#B5325F color codes

HEX	`#B5325F`
RGB	`rgb(181, 50, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 19.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 57%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 72%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 48%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.66, 55.36, 4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.66, 55.57, 5.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.264, 12.934, 12.148)`
Decimal	`11874911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5325F, 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 #B5325F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B5325F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	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 #B5325F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5325f; }
.text { color: #b5325f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5325f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 50 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5325f, #b54632); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ruby.

Questions

What color is #B5325F?: #B5325F is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Valentine’s Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5325F?: The RGB value is 181, 50, 95: 181 red, 50 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5325F?: The complementary color is #32B588, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5325F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.