What color is #B57883?

#B57883 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 #B57883?

The RGB value is 181, 120, 131: 181 red, 120 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B57883?

The complementary color is #78B5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B57883?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B57883 color

#B57883 rgb(181, 120, 131)

Shades of red

The hex color #B57883 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 47.1% green and 51.4% blue (181, 120, 131).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 29% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 28% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#B57883 color codes

HEX	`#B57883`
RGB	`rgb(181, 120, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 47.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 29%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 34%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 28%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.98, 25.39, 3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.98, 25.68, 8.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.87, 24.897, 24.701)`
Decimal	`11892867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B57883, 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 #B57883	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B57883 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #B57883 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b57883; }
.text { color: #b57883; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b57883; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 120 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b57883, #b58c78); }

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Questions

What color is #B57883?: #B57883 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 #B57883?: The RGB value is 181, 120, 131: 181 red, 120 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B57883?: The complementary color is #78B5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B57883?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.