What color is #B76197?

#B76197 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Llilacquered. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B76197?

The RGB value is 183, 97, 151: 183 red, 97 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B76197?

The complementary color is #61B781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B76197?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B76197 color

#B76197 rgb(183, 97, 151)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B76197 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 38% green and 59.2% blue (183, 97, 151).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 37% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 17% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Llilacquered (#C35B99), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#B76197 color codes

HEX	`#B76197`
RGB	`rgb(183, 97, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 38%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 37%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 47%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 17%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.79, 41.61, -14.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.79, 43.91, 341.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.389, 20.853, 31.749)`
Decimal	`12018071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B76197, 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 #B76197	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B76197 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #B76197 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b76197; }
.text { color: #b76197; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b76197; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 97 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b76197, #b7616c); }

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Questions

What color is #B76197?: #B76197 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Llilacquered. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B76197?: The RGB value is 183, 97, 151: 183 red, 97 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B76197?: The complementary color is #61B781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B76197?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.