What color is #B5738A?

#B5738A 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 #B5738A?

The RGB value is 181, 115, 138: 181 red, 115 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5738A?

The complementary color is #73B59E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5738A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5738A color

#B5738A rgb(181, 115, 138)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B5738A is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 45.1% green and 54.1% blue (181, 115, 138).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 24% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pinky Pickle (#B96D8E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#B5738A color codes

HEX	`#B5738A`
RGB	`rgb(181, 115, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 45.1%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 36%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 24%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.01, 29.19, -1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.01, 29.24, 356.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.775, 23.922, 27.089)`
Decimal	`11891594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5738A, 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 #B5738A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B5738A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #B5738A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5738a; }
.text { color: #b5738a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5738a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 115 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5738a, #b57d73); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5738A?: #B5738A 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 #B5738A?: The RGB value is 181, 115, 138: 181 red, 115 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5738A?: The complementary color is #73B59E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5738A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.