What color is #B78D91?

#B78D91 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B78D91?

The RGB value is 183, 141, 145: 183 red, 141 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B78D91?

The complementary color is #8DB7B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B78D91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B78D91 color

#B78D91 rgb(183, 141, 145)

Shades of red

The hex color #B78D91 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 55.3% green and 56.9% blue (183, 141, 145).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 23% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 21% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#B78D91 color codes

HEX	`#B78D91`
RGB	`rgb(183, 141, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 55.3%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 23%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 23%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 21%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.64, 16.52, 4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.64, 17, 13.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.164, 31.163, 30.998)`
Decimal	`12029329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B78D91, 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 #B78D91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B78D91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #B78D91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b78d91; }
.text { color: #b78d91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b78d91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 141 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b78d91, #b79e8d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B78D91?: #B78D91 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B78D91?: The RGB value is 183, 141, 145: 183 red, 141 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B78D91?: The complementary color is #8DB7B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B78D91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.