What color is #B67480?

#B67480 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 #B67480?

The RGB value is 182, 116, 128: 182 red, 116 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B67480?

The complementary color is #74B6AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B67480?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B67480 color

#B67480 rgb(182, 116, 128)

Shades of red

The hex color #B67480 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 45.5% green and 50.2% blue (182, 116, 128).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 30% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#B67480 color codes

HEX	`#B67480`
RGB	`rgb(182, 116, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 45.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 36%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 30%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.08, 27.57, 4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.08, 27.91, 8.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.434, 23.996, 23.499)`
Decimal	`11957376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B67480, 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 #B67480	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B67480 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #B67480 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b67480; }
.text { color: #b67480; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b67480; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 116 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b67480, #b68974); }

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Questions

What color is #B67480?: #B67480 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 #B67480?: The RGB value is 182, 116, 128: 182 red, 116 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B67480?: The complementary color is #74B6AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B67480?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.