What color is #B94C74?

#B94C74 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 #B94C74?

The RGB value is 185, 76, 116: 185 red, 76 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B94C74?

The complementary color is #4CB991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B94C74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B94C74 color

#B94C74 rgb(185, 76, 116)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B94C74 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 29.8% green and 45.5% blue (185, 76, 116).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 44% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 37% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Fat Smooch (#C1537D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#B94C74 color codes

HEX	`#B94C74`
RGB	`rgb(185, 76, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 29.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 44%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 59%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 37%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.94, 47.91, -0.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.94, 47.91, 359.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.746, 16.747, 18.396)`
Decimal	`12143732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B94C74, 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 #B94C74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B94C74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	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 #B94C74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b94c74; }
.text { color: #b94c74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b94c74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 76 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b94c74, #b95a4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #B94C74?: #B94C74 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 #B94C74?: The RGB value is 185, 76, 116: 185 red, 76 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B94C74?: The complementary color is #4CB991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B94C74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.