What color is #B95873?

#B95873 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Candied Apple. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B95873?

The RGB value is 185, 88, 115: 185 red, 88 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B95873?

The complementary color is #58B99E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B95873?

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.

#B95873 color

#B95873 rgb(185, 88, 115)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B95873 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 34.5% green and 45.1% blue (185, 88, 115).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 41% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 38% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Candied Apple (#B95B6D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#B95873 color codes

HEX	`#B95873`
RGB	`rgb(185, 88, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 34.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 41%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 52%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 38%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.14, 41.95, 3.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.14, 42.09, 4.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.593, 18.534, 18.393)`
Decimal	`12146803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B95873, 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 #B95873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B95873 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 #B95873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b95873; }
.text { color: #b95873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b95873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 88 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b95873, #b96d58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #B95873?: #B95873 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Candied Apple. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B95873?: The RGB value is 185, 88, 115: 185 red, 88 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B95873?: The complementary color is #58B99E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B95873?: 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.