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#B78087 Color

#B78087 is rgb(183, 128, 135) in RGB, hsl(352, 28%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 26%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Old Rose (#C08081), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B78087
HEX#B78087
RGBrgb(183, 128, 135)
HSLhsl(352, 28%, 61%)
HSVhsv(352, 30%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 26%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.069 10.7)
LABlab(59.42% 22.64 5.21)
LCHlch(59.42% 23.23 12.96)

What #B78087 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 #B78087, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Old Rose#C08081ΔE 5.83Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 6.93English Lavender#B48395ΔE 7.18Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 7.23Puce#CC8899ΔE 8.11Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 9.39

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

#B78087 Channel Values

How #B78087 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 128 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 352° · S 28% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 352° · S 30% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 26% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.26:1 vs white · 6.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B78087 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 text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B78087 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B78087

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B78087; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B78087
Complementary
#80B7B0
Analogous
#B780A3
Analogous
#B79480
Triadic
#87B780
Triadic
#8087B7
Split comp.
#80B794
Split comp.
#80A3B7

Tints & Shades of #B78087

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

#C19096
#CCA4A9
#D5B4B8
#DEC4C8
#E7D5D7
#F2E8E9

Shades

#A9666F
#93535B
#79444B
#5B3339
#412529
#271618

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B78087.

How #B78087 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#B78087
Protanopia#8B8B87
Protanomaly#9F8787
Deuteranopia#959585
Deuteranomaly#A48D86
Tritanopia#B68181
Tritanomaly#B78183
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B78087 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b78087: #B78087;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B78087;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b78087': '#B78087' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.502, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_b78087">#B78087</color>
SVG fillfill="#B78087"

More Red Colors

#B78087 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#B78087 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B78087?

#B78087 is a light red — rgb(183, 128, 135) in RGB and hsl(352, 28%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.83.

What is the RGB value of #B78087?

#B78087 is rgb(183, 128, 135) — red 183, green 128, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B78087?

#B78087 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 26%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B78087 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B78087 scores 3.26:1 against white and 6.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B78087 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B78087 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 6.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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