Information about #B55A72 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B55A72 falls into the Rose Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 90, 114) — 71% red, 35.3% green, 44.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 36 / 26 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B55A72 reads as a moderately toned romantic rose and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Kir Royale Rose (#B45877). Slightly further away sit Rustic Cherry (#B9576C) and Dusky Rose (#BA6873).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 90, 114) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B55A72: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B55A72 color variations

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#B55A72 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 #B55A72

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

Dusky Rose color link
Dusky Rose

#BA6873

Royal Heath color link
Royal Heath

#B54B73

Aiyana color link
Aiyana

#A86272

Deep Puce color link
Deep Puce

#A95C68

China Rose color link
China Rose

#A8516E

Tulip Pink color link
Tulip Pink

#C25A7C

Minnelli color link
Minnelli

#B16B79

Mild Rose color link
Mild Rose

#A95680

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B55A72
  • RGB181, 90, 114
  • CMYK0, 36, 26, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 90, 114)
  • HSL344°, 38%, 53%
  • HSL Precise344.176°, 38.075%, 53.137%
  • HSV344°, 50%, 71%
  • HSB344°, 50%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.353, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.353, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.353, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Rose
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB55A72
  • DECIMAL ID11885170
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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