What color is #B96671?

#B96671 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Watermelon Gelato. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B96671?

The RGB value is 185, 102, 113: 185 red, 102 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B96671?

The complementary color is #66B9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B96671?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B96671 color

#B96671 rgb(185, 102, 113)

Shades of red

The hex color #B96671 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 40% green and 44.3% blue (185, 102, 113).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 37% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 39% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Watermelon Gelato (#C0686E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#B96671 color codes

HEX	`#B96671`
RGB	`rgb(185, 102, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 40%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 37%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 45%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 39%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.96, 34.41, 8.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.96, 35.49, 14.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.741, 21.012, 18.214)`
Decimal	`12150385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B96671, 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 #B96671	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B96671 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #B96671 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b96671; }
.text { color: #b96671; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b96671; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 102 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b96671, #b98566); }

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Questions

What color is #B96671?: #B96671 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Watermelon Gelato. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B96671?: The RGB value is 185, 102, 113: 185 red, 102 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B96671?: The complementary color is #66B9AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B96671?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.