What color is #B75E61?

#B75E61 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Her Velour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B75E61?

The RGB value is 183, 94, 97: 183 red, 94 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B75E61?

The complementary color is #5EB7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B75E61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B75E61 color

#B75E61 rgb(183, 94, 97)

Shades of red

The hex color #B75E61 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 36.9% green and 38% blue (183, 94, 97).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 38% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 47% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Her Velour (#BB5F62), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#B75E61 color codes

HEX	`#B75E61`
RGB	`rgb(183, 94, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 36.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 38%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 49%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 47%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.62, 36.15, 14.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.62, 39.08, 22.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.69, 18.938, 13.609)`
Decimal	`12017249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B75E61, 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 #B75E61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B75E61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #B75E61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b75e61; }
.text { color: #b75e61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b75e61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 94 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b75e61, #b7885e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B75E61?: #B75E61 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Her Velour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B75E61?: The RGB value is 183, 94, 97: 183 red, 94 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B75E61?: The complementary color is #5EB7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B75E61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.