What color is #BD7680?

#BD7680 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 #BD7680?

The RGB value is 189, 118, 128: 189 red, 118 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD7680?

The complementary color is #76BDB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD7680?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD7680 color

#BD7680 rgb(189, 118, 128)

Shades of red

The hex color #BD7680 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 46.3% green and 50.2% blue (189, 118, 128).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 35% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 32% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#BD7680 color codes

HEX	`#BD7680`
RGB	`rgb(189, 118, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 46.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 35%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 38%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 32%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.4, 29.12, 6.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.4, 29.8, 12.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.362, 25.337, 23.657)`
Decimal	`12416640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD7680, 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 #BD7680	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BD7680 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #BD7680 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd7680; }
.text { color: #bd7680; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd7680; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 118 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd7680, #bd9076); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BD7680?: #BD7680 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 #BD7680?: The RGB value is 189, 118, 128: 189 red, 118 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD7680?: The complementary color is #76BDB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD7680?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.