What color is #B74286?

#B74286 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Very Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B74286?

The RGB value is 183, 66, 134: 183 red, 66 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B74286?

The complementary color is #42B773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B74286?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B74286 color

#B74286 rgb(183, 66, 134)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B74286 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 25.9% green and 52.5% blue (183, 66, 134).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 47% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 27% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Very Berry (#BB3381), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#B74286 color codes

HEX	`#B74286`
RGB	`rgb(183, 66, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 25.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 47%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 64%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 27%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.56, 54, -13.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.56, 55.61, 346.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.781, 15.688, 24.22)`
Decimal	`12010118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B74286, 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 #B74286	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B74286 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	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 #B74286 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b74286; }
.text { color: #b74286; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b74286; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 66 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b74286, #b7424c); }

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Questions

What color is #B74286?: #B74286 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Very Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B74286?: The RGB value is 183, 66, 134: 183 red, 66 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B74286?: The complementary color is #42B773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B74286?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.