Information about #B96477 color

#B96477 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B96477 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 100, 119) — 72.5% red, 39.2% green, 46.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 33 / 26 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B96477 is a moderately toned warm red that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dusky Rose (#BA6873). Slightly further away sit Rose Gold (#B76E79) and Minnelli (#B16B79).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(185, 100, 119)), which gives #B96477 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B96477 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B96477 color variations

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

#B96477 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 #B96477

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

Rose Gold color link
Rose Gold

#B76E79

Minnelli color link
Minnelli

#B16B79

Tilly Rose color link
Tilly Rose

#B87079

Tulip Pink color link
Tulip Pink

#C25A7C

Foxtrot color link
Foxtrot

#B6706F

Dusty Rose color link
Dusty Rose

#C0737A

Turkish Rose color link
Turkish Rose

#B57281

Aiyana color link
Aiyana

#A86272

Tapestry color link
Tapestry

#B37084

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B96477
  • RGB185, 100, 119
  • CMYK0, 33, 26, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 100, 119)
  • HSL347°, 38%, 56%
  • HSL Precise346.588°, 37.778%, 55.882%
  • HSV347°, 46%, 73%
  • HSB347°, 46%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.392, 0.467)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.392, 0.467, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.392, 0.467)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB46.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB96477
  • DECIMAL ID12149879
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01