What color is #B75B7C?

#B75B7C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fat Smooch. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B75B7C?

The RGB value is 183, 91, 124: 183 red, 91 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B75B7C?

The complementary color is #5BB796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B75B7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B75B7C color

#B75B7C rgb(183, 91, 124)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B75B7C is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 35.7% green and 48.6% blue (183, 91, 124).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 39% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 32% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Fat Smooch (#C1537D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#B75B7C color codes

HEX	`#B75B7C`
RGB	`rgb(183, 91, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 35.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 39%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 50%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 32%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.7, 40.83, -1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.7, 40.85, 358.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.909, 19.007, 21.316)`
Decimal	`12016508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B75B7C, 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 #B75B7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B75B7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #B75B7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b75b7c; }
.text { color: #b75b7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b75b7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 91 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b75b7c, #b7685b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #B75B7C?: #B75B7C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fat Smooch. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B75B7C?: The RGB value is 183, 91, 124: 183 red, 91 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B75B7C?: The complementary color is #5BB796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B75B7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.