What color is #B5779D?

#B5779D is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5779D?

The RGB value is 181, 119, 157: 181 red, 119 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5779D?

The complementary color is #77B58F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5779D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5779D color

#B5779D rgb(181, 119, 157)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B5779D is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 46.7% green and 61.6% blue (181, 119, 157).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 30% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 13% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#B5779D color codes

HEX	`#B5779D`
RGB	`rgb(181, 119, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 46.7%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 30%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 34%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 13%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.51, 30.01, -10.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.51, 31.77, 340.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.739, 25.453, 35.133)`
Decimal	`11892637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5779D, 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 #B5779D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B5779D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #B5779D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5779d; }
.text { color: #b5779d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5779d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 119 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5779d, #b5777e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #B5779D?: #B5779D is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5779D?: The RGB value is 181, 119, 157: 181 red, 119 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5779D?: The complementary color is #77B58F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5779D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.