What color is #B55970?

#B55970 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Candied Apple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B55970?

The RGB value is 181, 89, 112: 181 red, 89 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B55970?

The complementary color is #59B59E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B55970?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B55970 color

#B55970 rgb(181, 89, 112)

Shades of red

The hex color #B55970 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 34.9% green and 43.9% blue (181, 89, 112).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 38% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 38% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Candied Apple (#B95B6D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#B55970 color codes

HEX	`#B55970`
RGB	`rgb(181, 89, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 34.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 38%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 51%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 38%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.67, 39.66, 4.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.67, 39.92, 6.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.554, 18.141, 17.482)`
Decimal	`11884912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B55970, 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 #B55970	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B55970 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #B55970 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b55970; }
.text { color: #b55970; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b55970; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 89 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b55970, #b57059); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #B55970?: #B55970 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Candied Apple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B55970?: The RGB value is 181, 89, 112: 181 red, 89 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B55970?: The complementary color is #59B59E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B55970?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.