What color is #B76E75?

#B76E75 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B76E75?

The RGB value is 183, 110, 117: 183 red, 110 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B76E75?

The complementary color is #6EB7B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B76E75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B76E75 color

#B76E75 rgb(183, 110, 117)

Shades of red

The hex color #B76E75 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 43.1% green and 45.9% blue (183, 110, 117).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 34% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 36% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#B76E75 color codes

HEX	`#B76E75`
RGB	`rgb(183, 110, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 43.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 34%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 40%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 36%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.56, 29.81, 8.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.56, 31.01, 16.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.316, 22.506, 19.679)`
Decimal	`12021365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B76E75, 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 #B76E75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B76E75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #B76E75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b76e75; }
.text { color: #b76e75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b76e75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 110 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b76e75, #b78b6e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B76E75?: #B76E75 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B76E75?: The RGB value is 183, 110, 117: 183 red, 110 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B76E75?: The complementary color is #6EB7B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B76E75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.