Close to Puce
#B57794
#B57794 is a mid-tone, muted pink, close to the color Puce. In RGB it’s made of 71% red, 46.7% green, and 58% blue. Its hue is 332°, with 30% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #B57794.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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6.03:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B57794 as they’d see it.
#B57794 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #B57794
What color is #B57794?
#B57794 is a mid-tone, muted pink, close to the color Puce. In RGB it’s made of 71% red, 46.7% green, and 58% blue. Its hue is 332°, with 30% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #B57794 in RGB?
#B57794 is rgb(181, 119, 148): 181 red, 119 green, and 148 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B57794 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 34, 18, 29). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B57794?
PANTONE 257 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #B57794?
Its complement #569679 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.