What color is #B56978?

#B56978 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B56978?

The RGB value is 181, 105, 120: 181 red, 105 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B56978?

The complementary color is #69B5A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B56978?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B56978 color

#B56978 rgb(181, 105, 120)

Shades of red

The hex color #B56978 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 41.2% green and 47.1% blue (181, 105, 120).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 34% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 34% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#B56978 color codes

HEX	`#B56978`
RGB	`rgb(181, 105, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 41.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 34%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 42%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 34%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.26, 32.16, 4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.26, 32.54, 8.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.499, 21.285, 20.426)`
Decimal	`11889016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B56978, 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 #B56978	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B56978 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #B56978 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b56978; }
.text { color: #b56978; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b56978; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 105 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b56978, #b58069); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B56978?: #B56978 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B56978?: The RGB value is 181, 105, 120: 181 red, 105 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B56978?: The complementary color is #69B5A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B56978?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.