What color is #B74C59?

#B74C59 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Saffron Desires. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B74C59?

The RGB value is 183, 76, 89: 183 red, 76 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B74C59?

The complementary color is #4CB7AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B74C59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B74C59 color

#B74C59 rgb(183, 76, 89)

Shades of red

The hex color #B74C59 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 29.8% green and 34.9% blue (183, 76, 89).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 43% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 51% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Saffron Desires (#C24359), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#B74C59 color codes

HEX	`#B74C59`
RGB	`rgb(183, 76, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 29.8%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 43%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 58%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 51%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.92, 44.45, 14.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.92, 46.78, 18.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.918, 15.96, 11.27)`
Decimal	`12012633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B74C59, 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 #B74C59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B74C59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #B74C59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b74c59; }
.text { color: #b74c59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b74c59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 76 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b74c59, #b7754c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B74C59?: #B74C59 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Saffron Desires. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B74C59?: The RGB value is 183, 76, 89: 183 red, 76 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B74C59?: The complementary color is #4CB7AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B74C59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.