What color is #B65375?

#B65375 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fat Smooch. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B65375?

The RGB value is 182, 83, 117: 182 red, 83 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B65375?

The complementary color is #53B694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B65375?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B65375 color

#B65375 rgb(182, 83, 117)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B65375 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 32.5% green and 45.9% blue (182, 83, 117).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 40% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 36% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Fat Smooch (#C1537D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#B65375 color codes

HEX	`#B65375`
RGB	`rgb(182, 83, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 32.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 40%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 54%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 36%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.78, 43.65, 0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.78, 43.65, 0.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.597, 17.419, 18.84)`
Decimal	`11948917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B65375, 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 #B65375	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B65375 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	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 #B65375 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b65375; }
.text { color: #b65375; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b65375; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 83 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b65375, #b66253); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #B65375?: #B65375 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fat Smooch. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B65375?: The RGB value is 182, 83, 117: 182 red, 83 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B65375?: The complementary color is #53B694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B65375?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.