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#B65862 Color

#B65862 is rgb(182, 88, 98) in RGB, hsl(354, 39%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 46%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Red (#AB4B52), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.64. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B65862
HEX#B65862
RGBrgb(182, 88, 98)
HSLhsl(354, 39%, 53%)
HSVhsv(354, 52%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 46%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.122 15)
LABlab(49.67% 39.56 13.20)
LCHlch(49.67% 41.70 18.46)

What #B65862 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 #B65862, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#B65862 Channel Values

How #B65862 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 182 · G 88 · B 988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 354° · S 39% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 354° · S 52% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 46% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.6:1 vs white · 4.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B65862 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 text4.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B65862

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B65862; 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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Tints & Shades of #B65862

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B65862.

How #B65862 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#B65862
Protanopia#707061
Protanomaly#916762
Deuteranopia#81815E
Deuteranomaly#997360
Tritanopia#B55959
Tritanomaly#B6595D
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B65862 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b65862: #B65862;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B65862;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b65862': '#B65862' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.345, blue: 0.384)
Android XML<color name="color_b65862">#B65862</color>
SVG fillfill="#B65862"

More Red Colors

#B65862 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B65862 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B65862?

#B65862 is a mid-tone red — rgb(182, 88, 98) in RGB and hsl(354, 39%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Red (#AB4B52), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.64.

What is the RGB value of #B65862?

#B65862 is rgb(182, 88, 98) — red 182, green 88, and blue 98 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B65862?

#B65862 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 46%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B65862 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B65862 scores 4.6:1 against white and 4.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B65862 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B65862 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 12.47, which is visibly different.

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