Information about #B17E78 color

#B17E78 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B17E78 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(177, 126, 120) — 69.4% red, 49.4% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 22 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B17E78 reads as a softly balanced red and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ash Rose (#B5817D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brandy Rose (#B6857A) and Grayish Red (#A87D7D).

In RGB terms — rgb(177, 126, 120) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B17E78: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B17E78 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B17E78 color variations

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#B17E78 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B17E78

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B17E78
  • RGB177, 126, 120
  • CMYK0, 20, 22, 31
  • CSSrgb(177, 126, 120)
  • HSL6°, 27%, 58%
  • HSL Precise6.316°, 26.761%, 58.235%
  • HSV6°, 32%, 69%
  • HSB6°, 32%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.494, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.494, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.494, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB17E78
  • DECIMAL ID11632248
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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