What color is #B77D8A?

#B77D8A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B77D8A?

The RGB value is 183, 125, 138: 183 red, 125 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B77D8A?

The complementary color is #7DB7AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B77D8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B77D8A color

#B77D8A rgb(183, 125, 138)

Shades of red

The hex color #B77D8A is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 49% green and 54.1% blue (183, 125, 138).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 29% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 25% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#B77D8A color codes

HEX	`#B77D8A`
RGB	`rgb(183, 125, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 49%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 29%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 32%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 25%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.58, 24.39, 2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.58, 24.48, 5.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.45, 26.571, 27.512)`
Decimal	`12025226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B77D8A, 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 #B77D8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B77D8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #B77D8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b77d8a; }
.text { color: #b77d8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b77d8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 125 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b77d8a, #b78d7d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B77D8A?: #B77D8A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B77D8A?: The RGB value is 183, 125, 138: 183 red, 125 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B77D8A?: The complementary color is #7DB7AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B77D8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.