Close to Puce
#B57799
#B57799 is a mid-tone, muted pink, close to the color Puce. In RGB it’s made of 71% red, 46.7% green, and 60% blue. Its hue is 327°, with 30% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #B57799.
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.
White text on this color
3.46:1 AA LargeBlack text on this color
6.06:1 AAThis color as text on white
3.46:1 AA LargeThis color as text on black
6.06:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B57799 as they’d see it.
#B57799 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #B57799
What color is #B57799?
#B57799 is a mid-tone, muted pink, close to the color Puce. In RGB it’s made of 71% red, 46.7% green, and 60% blue. Its hue is 327°, with 30% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #B57799 in RGB?
#B57799 is rgb(181, 119, 153): 181 red, 119 green, and 153 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B57799 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 34, 15, 29). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B57799?
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 #B57799?
Its complement #579775 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.