What color is #B57986?

#B57986 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 #B57986?

The RGB value is 181, 121, 134: 181 red, 121 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B57986?

The complementary color is #79B5A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B57986?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B57986 color

#B57986 rgb(181, 121, 134)

Shades of red

The hex color #B57986 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 47.5% green and 52.5% blue (181, 121, 134).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 29% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 26% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#B57986 color codes

HEX	`#B57986`
RGB	`rgb(181, 121, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 47.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 29%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 33%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 26%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.29, 25.27, 2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.29, 25.4, 5.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.197, 25.222, 25.827)`
Decimal	`11893126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B57986, 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 #B57986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B57986 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #B57986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b57986; }
.text { color: #b57986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b57986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 121 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b57986, #b58a79); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B57986?: #B57986 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 #B57986?: The RGB value is 181, 121, 134: 181 red, 121 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B57986?: The complementary color is #79B5A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B57986?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.