What color is #B57685?

#B57685 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 #B57685?

The RGB value is 181, 118, 133: 181 red, 118 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B57685?

The complementary color is #76B5A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B57685?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B57685 color

#B57685 rgb(181, 118, 133)

Shades of red

The hex color #B57685 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 46.3% green and 52.2% blue (181, 118, 133).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 30% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 27% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#B57685 color codes

HEX	`#B57685`
RGB	`rgb(181, 118, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 46.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 30%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 35%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 27%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.56, 26.79, 2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.56, 26.87, 4.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.769, 24.476, 25.342)`
Decimal	`11892357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B57685, 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 #B57685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B57685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #B57685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b57685; }
.text { color: #b57685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b57685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 118 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b57685, #b58776); }

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Questions

What color is #B57685?: #B57685 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 #B57685?: The RGB value is 181, 118, 133: 181 red, 118 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B57685?: The complementary color is #76B5A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B57685?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.