What color is #B6616A?

#B6616A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Flamingo. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6616A?

The RGB value is 182, 97, 106: 182 red, 97 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6616A?

The complementary color is #61B6AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6616A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6616A color

#B6616A rgb(182, 97, 106)

Shades of red

The hex color #B6616A is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 38% green and 41.6% blue (182, 97, 106).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 37% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 42% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Hot Flamingo (#B35966), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#B6616A color codes

HEX	`#B6616A`
RGB	`rgb(182, 97, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 38%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 37%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 47%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 42%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.31, 35.15, 10.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.31, 36.67, 16.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.169, 19.538, 16.026)`
Decimal	`11952490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6616A, 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 #B6616A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B6616A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #B6616A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6616a; }
.text { color: #b6616a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6616a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 97 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6616a, #b68361); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B6616A?: #B6616A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Hot Flamingo. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6616A?: The RGB value is 182, 97, 106: 182 red, 97 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6616A?: The complementary color is #61B6AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6616A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.