What color is #B56264?

#B56264 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 #B56264?

The RGB value is 181, 98, 100: 181 red, 98 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B56264?

The complementary color is #62B5B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B56264?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B56264 color

#B56264 rgb(181, 98, 100)

Shades of red

The hex color #B56264 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 38.4% green and 39.2% blue (181, 98, 100).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 36% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 45% 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 4.9:1).

#B56264 color codes

HEX	`#B56264`
RGB	`rgb(181, 98, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 38.4%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 36%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 46%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 45%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.25, 33.57, 13.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.25, 36.34, 22.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.726, 19.482, 14.46)`
Decimal	`11887204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B56264, 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 #B56264	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B56264 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #B56264 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b56264; }
.text { color: #b56264; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b56264; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 98 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b56264, #b58a62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #B56264?: #B56264 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 #B56264?: The RGB value is 181, 98, 100: 181 red, 98 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B56264?: The complementary color is #62B5B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B56264?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.