What color is #B5757A?

#B5757A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5757A?

The RGB value is 181, 117, 122: 181 red, 117 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5757A?

The complementary color is #75B5B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5757A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5757A color

#B5757A rgb(181, 117, 122)

Shades of red

The hex color #B5757A is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 45.9% green and 47.8% blue (181, 117, 122).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 30% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 33% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nipple (#BB7777), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#B5757A color codes

HEX	`#B5757A`
RGB	`rgb(181, 117, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 45.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 30%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 35%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 33%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.04, 25.82, 7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.04, 26.95, 16.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.931, 23.954, 21.508)`
Decimal	`11892090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5757A, 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 #B5757A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B5757A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #B5757A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5757a; }
.text { color: #b5757a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5757a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 117 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5757a, #b59075); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B5757A?: #B5757A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5757A?: The RGB value is 181, 117, 122: 181 red, 117 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5757A?: The complementary color is #75B5B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5757A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.