Information about #B47D79 color

#B47D79 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B47D79 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(180, 125, 121) — 70.6% red, 49% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 22 / 23 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B47D79 is a moderately toned earthy red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Ash Rose (#B5817D). Slightly further away sit Brandy Rose (#B6857A) and Bonanza (#B77D6E).

In RGB terms — rgb(180, 125, 121) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B47D79 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B47D79 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B47D79 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 #B47D79

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

Ash Rose color link
Ash Rose

#B5817D

Brandy Rose color link
Brandy Rose

#B6857A

Bonanza color link
Bonanza

#B77D6E

Grayish Red color link
Grayish Red

#A87D7D

Tilly Rose color link
Tilly Rose

#B87079

Turkish Rose color link
Turkish Rose

#B57281

Old Rose color link
Old Rose

#C08081

Rustic Rose color link
Rustic Rose

#AB7E85

Rose Gold color link
Rose Gold

#B76E79

Dusty Rose color link
Dusty Rose

#C0737A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B47D79
  • RGB180, 125, 121
  • CMYK0, 22, 23, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 125, 121)
  • HSL4°, 28%, 59%
  • HSL Precise4.068°, 28.23%, 59.02%
  • HSV4°, 33%, 71%
  • HSB4°, 33%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.490, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.490, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.490, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB47D79
  • DECIMAL ID11828601
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01