Rose Gold (#B76E79)

The hex code for Rose Gold is #B76E79. It is rgb(183, 110, 121) in RGB, hsl(351, 34%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 34%, 28%) in CMYK — a mid-tone red. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#B76E79

RGBrgb(183, 110, 121)

HSLhsl(351, 34%, 57%)

HSVhsv(351, 40%, 72%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 34%, 28%)

OKLCHoklch(62.1% 0.093 10.4)

LABlab(54.94% 30.71 6.97)

LCHlch(54.94% 31.49 12.79)

Colors Closest to Rose Gold

Rose Gold 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.

Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 4.19 Old Rose#C08081ΔE 8.12 Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 8.98 Copper Penny#AD6F69ΔE 9.4 Puce#CC8899ΔE 10.64 Shimmering Blush#D98695ΔE 10.84

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#B76E79 Channel Values

How Rose Gold 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 183 · G 110 · B 121	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 351° · S 34% · L 57%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 351° · S 40% · V 72%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 40% · Y 34% · K 28%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.8:1 vs white · 5.52:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Rose Gold 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 text3.8:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.52:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Rose Gold

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Rose Gold

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 Rose Gold 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#B76E79

Protanopia#7E7E79

Protanomaly#987879

Deuteranopia#8C8C76

Deuteranomaly#9F8177

Tritanopia#B66F6F

Tritanomaly#B76F73

Achromatopsia#838383

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Using #B76E79 in Code

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

CSS custom property--rose-gold: #B76E79;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B76E79;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'rose-gold': '#B76E79' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.431, blue: 0.475)

Android XML<color name="rose_gold">#B76E79</color>

SVG fillfill="#B76E79"

More Red Colors

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

b90e0a b57281 b94e48 b30000 ba160c b22222 bc8f8f b21807 bd0000 b11226 bd001f b10304 cb4154 db1600 e95c4b f5e2e2 fe6f5e ff4747 ffa089 ffe1db 400c0c 663333 841b2d 9e0000

#B76E79 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Rose Gold?

The hex code for Rose Gold is #B76E79. That is rgb(183, 110, 121) in RGB, hsl(351, 34%, 57%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 34%, 28%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #B76E79?

#B76E79 is rgb(183, 110, 121) — red 183, green 110, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B76E79?

#B76E79 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 34%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B76E79 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B76E79 scores 3.8:1 against white and 5.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B76E79 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B76E79 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 15.85, which is visibly different.

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