What color is #B76E85?

#B76E85 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B76E85?

The RGB value is 183, 110, 133: 183 red, 110 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B76E85?

The complementary color is #6EB7A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B76E85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B76E85 color

#B76E85 rgb(183, 110, 133)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B76E85 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 43.1% green and 52.2% blue (183, 110, 133).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 34% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 27% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Prehistoric Pink (#C3738D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#B76E85 color codes

HEX	`#B76E85`
RGB	`rgb(183, 110, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 43.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 34%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 40%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 27%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.98, 31.95, -0.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.98, 31.95, 359.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.339, 22.915, 25.063)`
Decimal	`12021381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B76E85, 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 #B76E85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B76E85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #B76E85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b76e85; }
.text { color: #b76e85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b76e85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 110 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b76e85, #b77b6e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B76E85?: #B76E85 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B76E85?: The RGB value is 183, 110, 133: 183 red, 110 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B76E85?: The complementary color is #6EB7A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B76E85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.