What color is #B5728C?

#B5728C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinky Pickle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5728C?

The RGB value is 181, 114, 140: 181 red, 114 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5728C?

The complementary color is #72B59B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5728C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5728C color

#B5728C rgb(181, 114, 140)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B5728C is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 44.7% green and 54.9% blue (181, 114, 140).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 23% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pinky Pickle (#B96D8E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#B5728C color codes

HEX	`#B5728C`
RGB	`rgb(181, 114, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 44.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 37%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 23%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.84, 30.05, -3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.84, 30.2, 354.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.808, 23.754, 27.821)`
Decimal	`11891340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5728C, 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 #B5728C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B5728C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #B5728C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5728c; }
.text { color: #b5728c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5728c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 114 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5728c, #b57a72); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B5728C?: #B5728C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinky Pickle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5728C?: The RGB value is 181, 114, 140: 181 red, 114 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5728C?: The complementary color is #72B59B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5728C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.