What color is #B77981?

#B77981 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 #B77981?

The RGB value is 183, 121, 129: 183 red, 121 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B77981?

The complementary color is #79B7AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B77981?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B77981 color

#B77981 rgb(183, 121, 129)

Shades of red

The hex color #B77981 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 47.5% green and 50.6% blue (183, 121, 129).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 30% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 30% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#B77981 color codes

HEX	`#B77981`
RGB	`rgb(183, 121, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 47.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 30%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 34%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 30%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.39, 25.32, 5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.39, 25.94, 12.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.329, 25.329, 24.056)`
Decimal	`12024193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B77981, 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 #B77981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B77981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #B77981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b77981; }
.text { color: #b77981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b77981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 121 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b77981, #b79079); }

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Questions

What color is #B77981?: #B77981 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 #B77981?: The RGB value is 183, 121, 129: 183 red, 121 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B77981?: The complementary color is #79B7AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B77981?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.