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#B7666E Color

#B7666E is rgb(183, 102, 110) in RGB, hsl(354, 36%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 40%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rose Gold (#B76E79), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B7666E
HEX#B7666E
RGBrgb(183, 102, 110)
HSLhsl(354, 36%, 56%)
HSVhsv(354, 44%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 40%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.104 14.4)
LABlab(52.96% 33.86 10.64)
LCHlch(52.96% 35.49 17.44)

What #B7666E 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 #B7666E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 5.23Middle Red Purple#A55353ΔE 9.24Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 9.34Copper Penny#AD6F69ΔE 9.76Redwood#A45A52ΔE 10.58Old Rose#C08081ΔE 11.12

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

#B7666E Channel Values

How #B7666E 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 183 · G 102 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 354° · S 36% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 354° · S 44% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 40% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.09:1 vs white · 5.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B7666E 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 text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B7666E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B7666E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B7666E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B7666E
Complementary
#66B7AF
Analogous
#B76697
Analogous
#B78766
Triadic
#6EB766
Triadic
#666EB7
Split comp.
#66B787
Split comp.
#6697B7

Tints & Shades of #B7666E

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

#C17B82
#CB9096
#D5A5AA
#DEBABD
#E8CED1
#F2E3E5

Shades

#AA5059
#8E434A
#76373E
#5A2A2F
#421F22
#261214

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B7666E.

How #B7666E 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#B7666E
Protanopia#79796D
Protanomaly#96726E
Deuteranopia#88886B
Deuteranomaly#9D7C6C
Tritanopia#B66767
Tritanomaly#B7676A
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B7666E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b7666e: #B7666E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B7666E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b7666e': '#B7666E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.400, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_b7666e">#B7666E</color>
SVG fillfill="#B7666E"

More Red Colors

#B7666E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#B7666E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B7666E?

#B7666E is a mid-tone red — rgb(183, 102, 110) in RGB and hsl(354, 36%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.23.

What is the RGB value of #B7666E?

#B7666E is rgb(183, 102, 110) — red 183, green 102, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B7666E?

#B7666E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 40%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B7666E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B7666E scores 4.09:1 against white and 5.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B7666E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B7666E 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 16.89, which is visibly different.

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