What color is #B76464?

#B76464 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 #B76464?

The RGB value is 183, 100, 100: 183 red, 100 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B76464?

The complementary color is #64B7B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B76464?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B76464 color

#B76464 rgb(183, 100, 100)

Shades of red

The hex color #B76464 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 39.2% green and 39.2% blue (183, 100, 100).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 37% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 45% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Her Velour (#BB5F62), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#B76464 color codes

HEX	`#B76464`
RGB	`rgb(183, 100, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 39.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 37%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 45%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 45%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.95, 33.27, 14.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.95, 36.46, 24.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.387, 20.104, 14.545)`
Decimal	`12018788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B76464, 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 #B76464	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B76464 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #B76464 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b76464; }
.text { color: #b76464; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b76464; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 100 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b76464, #b78e64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #B76464?: #B76464 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 #B76464?: The RGB value is 183, 100, 100: 183 red, 100 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B76464?: The complementary color is #64B7B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B76464?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.