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#B47980 Color

#B47980 is rgb(180, 121, 128) in RGB, hsl(353, 28%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 29%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turkish Rose (#B57281), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B47980
HEX#B47980
RGBrgb(180, 121, 128)
HSLhsl(353, 28%, 59%)
HSVhsv(353, 33%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 29%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(63.9% 0.074 11.6)
LABlab(57.24% 24.44 6.09)
LCHlch(57.24% 25.18 13.99)

What #B47980 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B47980, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 5.18Old Rose#C08081ΔE 5.25Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 6.74Copper Penny#AD6F69ΔE 8.84Puce#CC8899ΔE 8.93English Lavender#B48395ΔE 8.94

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#B47980 Channel Values

How #B47980 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 180 · G 121 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 353° · S 28% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 353° · S 33% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 29% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.51:1 vs white · 5.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B47980 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B47980 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B47980

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B47980; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B47980
Complementary
#79B4AD
Analogous
#B4799D
Analogous
#B49079
Triadic
#80B479
Triadic
#7980B4
Split comp.
#79B490
Split comp.
#799DB4

Tints & Shades of #B47980

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BF8D93
#C89DA2
#D3B1B5
#DCC1C4
#E7D5D7
#F0E5E6

Shades

#A55F67
#8C4F56
#724046
#5B3338
#412528
#271618

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B47980.

How #B47980 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B47980
Protanopia#858580
Protanomaly#9A8180
Deuteranopia#90907E
Deuteranomaly#A0877F
Tritanopia#B37A7A
Tritanomaly#B47A7C
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B47980 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b47980: #B47980;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B47980;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b47980': '#B47980' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.475, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_b47980">#B47980</color>
SVG fillfill="#B47980"

More Red Colors

#B47980 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#B47980 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B47980?

#B47980 is a mid-tone red — rgb(180, 121, 128) in RGB and hsl(353, 28%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turkish Rose (#B57281), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.18.

What is the RGB value of #B47980?

#B47980 is rgb(180, 121, 128) — red 180, green 121, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B47980?

#B47980 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 29%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B47980 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B47980 scores 3.51:1 against white and 5.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B47980 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B47980 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.54, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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