What color is #B67E82?

#B67E82 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 #B67E82?

The RGB value is 182, 126, 130: 182 red, 126 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B67E82?

The complementary color is #7EB6B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B67E82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B67E82 color

#B67E82 rgb(182, 126, 130)

Shades of red

The hex color #B67E82 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 49.4% green and 51% blue (182, 126, 130).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 28% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 29% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#B67E82 color codes

HEX	`#B67E82`
RGB	`rgb(182, 126, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 49.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 28%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 31%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 29%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.49, 22.29, 6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.49, 23.25, 16.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.782, 26.48, 24.605)`
Decimal	`11959938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B67E82, 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 #B67E82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B67E82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #B67E82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b67e82; }
.text { color: #b67e82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b67e82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 126 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b67e82, #b6967e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B67E82?: #B67E82 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 #B67E82?: The RGB value is 182, 126, 130: 182 red, 126 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B67E82?: The complementary color is #7EB6B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B67E82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.