What color is #B66E73?

#B66E73 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 #B66E73?

The RGB value is 182, 110, 115: 182 red, 110 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B66E73?

The complementary color is #6EB6B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B66E73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B66E73 color

#B66E73 rgb(182, 110, 115)

Shades of red

The hex color #B66E73 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 43.1% green and 45.1% blue (182, 110, 115).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 33% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 37% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#B66E73 color codes

HEX	`#B66E73`
RGB	`rgb(182, 110, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 43.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 33%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 40%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 37%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.38, 29.17, 9.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.38, 30.67, 18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.963, 22.337, 19.055)`
Decimal	`11955827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B66E73, 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 #B66E73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B66E73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #B66E73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b66e73; }
.text { color: #b66e73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b66e73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 110 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b66e73, #b68d6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B66E73?: #B66E73 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 #B66E73?: The RGB value is 182, 110, 115: 182 red, 110 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B66E73?: The complementary color is #6EB6B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B66E73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.