What color is #B67C82?

#B67C82 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B67C82?

The RGB value is 182, 124, 130: 182 red, 124 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B67C82?

The complementary color is #7CB6B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B67C82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B67C82 color

#B67C82 rgb(182, 124, 130)

Shades of red

The hex color #B67C82 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 48.6% green and 51% blue (182, 124, 130).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 28% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 29% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#B67C82 color codes

HEX	`#B67C82`
RGB	`rgb(182, 124, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 48.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 28%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 32%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 29%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.01, 23.4, 5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.01, 24.14, 14.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.529, 25.974, 24.52)`
Decimal	`11959426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B67C82, 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 #B67C82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B67C82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #B67C82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b67c82; }
.text { color: #b67c82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b67c82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 124 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b67c82, #b6937c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B67C82?: #B67C82 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B67C82?: The RGB value is 182, 124, 130: 182 red, 124 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B67C82?: The complementary color is #7CB6B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B67C82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.