What color is #BD6F78?

#BD6F78 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 #BD6F78?

The RGB value is 189, 111, 120: 189 red, 111 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD6F78?

The complementary color is #6FBDB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD6F78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD6F78 color

#BD6F78 rgb(189, 111, 120)

Shades of red

The hex color #BD6F78 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 43.5% green and 47.1% blue (189, 111, 120).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 37% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 37% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#BD6F78 color codes

HEX	`#BD6F78`
RGB	`rgb(189, 111, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 43.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 37%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 41%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 37%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.63, 31.91, 8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.63, 33.01, 14.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.062, 23.546, 20.727)`
Decimal	`12414840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD6F78, 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 #BD6F78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BD6F78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #BD6F78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd6f78; }
.text { color: #bd6f78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd6f78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 111 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd6f78, #bd8d6f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BD6F78?: #BD6F78 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 #BD6F78?: The RGB value is 189, 111, 120: 189 red, 111 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD6F78?: The complementary color is #6FBDB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD6F78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.