What color is #B68791?

#B68791 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B68791?

The RGB value is 182, 135, 145: 182 red, 135 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B68791?

The complementary color is #87B6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B68791?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B68791 color

#B68791 rgb(182, 135, 145)

Shades of red

The hex color #B68791 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 52.9% green and 56.9% blue (182, 135, 145).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 24% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 20% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#B68791 color codes

HEX	`#B68791`
RGB	`rgb(182, 135, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 52.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 24%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 26%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 20%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.06, 19.49, 1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.06, 19.57, 5.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.067, 29.319, 30.7)`
Decimal	`11962257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B68791, 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 #B68791	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B68791 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #B68791 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b68791; }
.text { color: #b68791; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b68791; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 135 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b68791, #b69587); }

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Questions

What color is #B68791?: #B68791 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B68791?: The RGB value is 182, 135, 145: 182 red, 135 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B68791?: The complementary color is #87B6AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B68791?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.