What color is #B56060?

#B56060 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Her Velour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B56060?

The RGB value is 181, 96, 96: 181 red, 96 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B56060?

The complementary color is #60B5B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B56060?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B56060 color

#B56060 rgb(181, 96, 96)

Shades of red

The hex color #B56060 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 37.6% green and 37.6% blue (181, 96, 96).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 36% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 47% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Her Velour (#BB5F62), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#B56060 color codes

HEX	`#B56060`
RGB	`rgb(181, 96, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 37.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 36%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 47%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 47%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.73, 34.23, 15.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.73, 37.6, 24.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.352, 19.037, 13.403)`
Decimal	`11886688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B56060, 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 #B56060	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B56060 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #B56060 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b56060; }
.text { color: #b56060; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b56060; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 96 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b56060, #b58b60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #B56060?: #B56060 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Her Velour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B56060?: The RGB value is 181, 96, 96: 181 red, 96 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B56060?: The complementary color is #60B5B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B56060?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.