What color is #B85879?

#B85879 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fat Smooch. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B85879?

The RGB value is 184, 88, 121: 184 red, 88 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B85879?

The complementary color is #58B897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B85879?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B85879 color

#B85879 rgb(184, 88, 121)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B85879 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 34.5% green and 47.5% blue (184, 88, 121).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 40% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 34% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Fat Smooch (#C1537D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#B85879 color codes

HEX	`#B85879`
RGB	`rgb(184, 88, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 34.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 40%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 52%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 34%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.16, 42.33, -0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.16, 42.33, 359.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.709, 18.553, 20.26)`
Decimal	`12081273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B85879, 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 #B85879	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B85879 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #B85879 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b85879; }
.text { color: #b85879; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b85879; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 88 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b85879, #b86758); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #B85879?: #B85879 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fat Smooch. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B85879?: The RGB value is 184, 88, 121: 184 red, 88 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B85879?: The complementary color is #58B897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B85879?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.