What color is #B78B95?

#B78B95 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B78B95?

The RGB value is 183, 139, 149: 183 red, 139 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B78B95?

The complementary color is #8BB7AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B78B95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B78B95 color

#B78B95 rgb(183, 139, 149)

Shades of red

The hex color #B78B95 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 54.5% green and 58.4% blue (183, 139, 149).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 23% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 19% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#B78B95 color codes

HEX	`#B78B95`
RGB	`rgb(183, 139, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 54.5%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 23%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 24%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 19%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.26, 18.27, 1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.26, 18.31, 3.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.186, 30.704, 32.554)`
Decimal	`12028821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B78B95, 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 #B78B95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B78B95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	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 #B78B95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b78b95; }
.text { color: #b78b95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b78b95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 139 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b78b95, #b7978b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B78B95?: #B78B95 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B78B95?: The RGB value is 183, 139, 149: 183 red, 139 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B78B95?: The complementary color is #8BB7AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B78B95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.