Turkish Rose (#B57281)

The hex code for Turkish Rose is #B57281. It is rgb(181, 114, 129) in RGB, hsl(347, 31%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 29%, 29%) in CMYK — a mid-tone red. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#B57281

RGBrgb(181, 114, 129)

HSLhsl(347, 31%, 58%)

HSVhsv(347, 37%, 71%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 29%, 29%)

OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.086 5.3)

LABlab(55.76% 28.62 3.43)

LCHlch(55.76% 28.83 6.84)

Colors Closest to Turkish Rose

Turkish Rose is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 4.19 Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 8.12 Puce#CC8899ΔE 8.51 Old Rose#C08081ΔE 8.7 English Lavender#B48395ΔE 9.89 Shimmering Blush#D98695ΔE 11.24

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#B57281 Channel Values

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

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 181 · G 114 · B 129	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 347° · S 31% · L 58%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 347° · S 37% · V 71%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 37% · Y 29% · K 29%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.69:1 vs white · 5.69:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Turkish Rose 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.

TextWhite text3.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.69:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Turkish Rose

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

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Turkish Rose

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

Shades

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How Turkish Rose 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#B57281

Protanopia#818181

Protanomaly#987B81

Deuteranopia#8D8D7F

Deuteranomaly#9E8380

Tritanopia#B47474

Tritanomaly#B47379

Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #B57281 in Code

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

CSS custom property--turkish-rose: #B57281;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B57281;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'turkish-rose': '#B57281' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.447, blue: 0.506)

Android XML<color name="turkish_rose">#B57281</color>

SVG fillfill="#B57281"

More Red Colors

Turkish Rose sits in the redfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

b76e79 b30000 b90e0a b22222 b94e48 b21807 ba160c b11226 bc8f8f b10304 bd0000 b00b1e c95a49 db0000 e8b5b5 f5e0e0 fe4164 ff425f ff9e80 ffe0e5 400707 660000 82181a 9d2933

#B57281 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Turkish Rose?

The hex code for Turkish Rose is #B57281. That is rgb(181, 114, 129) in RGB, hsl(347, 31%, 58%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 29%, 29%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #B57281?

#B57281 is rgb(181, 114, 129) — red 181, green 114, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B57281?

#B57281 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 29%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B57281 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B57281 scores 3.69:1 against white and 5.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B57281 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B57281 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 14.12, which is visibly different.

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