#B05D68 colour

#B05D68 is a muted red close to CSS indianred. RGB 176, 93, 104, HSL 352, 34%, 53%. Black text passes AA (4.61:1), white passes AA (4.55:1).

#B05D68

Nearest CSS name: indianred #cd5c5c (not an exact match)
Described as: a muted red
Red, green, blue: 176, 93, 104
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.1806 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#b05d68`
RGB	`rgb(176, 93, 104)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(69% 36.5% 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 34.4%, 52.7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 47.2%, 69%)`
HWB	`hwb(352 36.5% 31%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 41%, 31%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(49.91% 35.26 9.79)`
OKLCH	`oklch(57.87% 0.108 12.63)`
Decimal	`11558248`

CMYK here is the plain formula with no colour profile, so treat it as a starting point; a printer's profile gives the real ink values. CIELAB uses a D50 white point, as CSS lab() does. HSV is not a CSS function, so it is shown for design apps only.

Contrast with white and black text

White text, 4.55:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 4.61:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Text	Ratio	AA normal (4.5)	AA large (3)	AAA normal (7)	AAA large (4.5)
White	4.55:1	Pass	Pass	Fail	Pass
Black	4.61:1	Pass	Pass	Fail	Pass

Black text is the better choice on #B05D68 (4.61:1). Ratios use the WCAG 2.2 formula; large text means at least 24px, or 18.66px bold. Check another pair.

Tints and shades

Mixed with white, then with black, in ten even steps (straight sRGB mixing, as most design tools do).

9%#b76c76 18%#be7a83 27%#c68991 36%#cd989f 45%#d4a7ad 55%#dbb5ba 64%#e2c4c8 73%#e9d3d6 82%#f1e2e4 91%#f8f0f1

9%#a0555f 18%#904c55 27%#80444c 36%#703b42 45%#603339 55%#502a2f 64%#402226 73%#30191c 82%#201113 91%#100809

Colour harmonies

Hue turned around the HSL colour wheel, saturation and lightness kept.

Complementary

The hue opposite on the colour wheel (180°).

#b05d68 #5db0a5

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#b05d92 #b05d68 #b07c5d

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#b05d68 #68b05d #5d68b0

Split complementary

The two hues either side of the complement (150° and 210°).

#b05d68 #5db07c #5d92b0

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#b05d68 #92b05d #5db0a5 #7c5db0

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#b05d68 Protanopia#6d6c68 Deuteranopia#827c66 Tritanopia#be5461 Achromatopsia#767676

Simulated with the Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009) matrices at full severity, applied in linear RGB; achromatopsia shows the colour's luminance as grey. Milder forms (protanomaly, deuteranomaly) are far more common and shift colours less. Never use colour as the only way to carry meaning.

CSS

Text colour	`color: #b05d68;`
Background	`background-color: #b05d68;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #b05d68;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(176 93 104 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #b05d68;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b05d68, #6a383e);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #d09ea4, #b05d68);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #b05d68; color: #000;`

Similar named colours

Distance is measured in OKLab, scaled by 100; under about 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Convert #B05D68 to other formats · Build a palette from it · Check contrast · All named colours

Colour names from CSS Color Module Level 4. Palette values from the Tailwind CSS v3 default palette (MIT licence) and the Material Design 2014 colour palette as published in Material Design Lite (Apache License 2.0). All other values are calculated from the hex code.