What color is #B96673?

#B96673 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B96673?

The RGB value is 185, 102, 115: 185 red, 102 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B96673?

The complementary color is #66B9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B96673?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B96673 color

#B96673 rgb(185, 102, 115)

Shades of red

The hex color #B96673 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 40% green and 45.1% blue (185, 102, 115).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 37% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 38% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#B96673 color codes

HEX	`#B96673`
RGB	`rgb(185, 102, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 40%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 37%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 45%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 38%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.01, 34.65, 7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.01, 35.47, 12.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.855, 21.057, 18.814)`
Decimal	`12150387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B96673, 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 #B96673	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B96673 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #B96673 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b96673; }
.text { color: #b96673; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b96673; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 102 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b96673, #b98366); }

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Questions

What color is #B96673?: #B96673 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Gold. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B96673?: The RGB value is 185, 102, 115: 185 red, 102 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B96673?: The complementary color is #66B9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B96673?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.