What color is #B75F78?

#B75F78 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Candied Apple. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B75F78?

The RGB value is 183, 95, 120: 183 red, 95 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B75F78?

The complementary color is #5FB79E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B75F78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B75F78 color

#B75F78 rgb(183, 95, 120)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B75F78 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 37.3% green and 47.1% blue (183, 95, 120).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 38% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 34% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Candied Apple (#B95B6D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#B75F78 color codes

HEX	`#B75F78`
RGB	`rgb(183, 95, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 37.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 38%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 48%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 34%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.39, 38.24, 2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.39, 38.31, 3.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.012, 19.61, 20.128)`
Decimal	`12017528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B75F78, 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 #B75F78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B75F78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #B75F78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b75f78; }
.text { color: #b75f78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b75f78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 95 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b75f78, #b7725f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B75F78?: #B75F78 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Candied Apple. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B75F78?: The RGB value is 183, 95, 120: 183 red, 95 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B75F78?: The complementary color is #5FB79E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B75F78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.