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#B3645F

Rose Gold · medium warm red

About #B3645F

#B3645F is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 39% green and 37% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 47% yellow and 30% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Rose Gold (ΔE 11.1); Clay comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #5FAEB3 — a tiffany blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #B3645F for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 4.90:1, a WCAG AA pass.

Colour codes

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Red179
Green100
Blue95

Closest named colours

Rose Gold
#B76E79 · ΔE 11.1
Clay
#B66A50 · ΔE 11.4
Old Rose
#C08081 · ΔE 13.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #B3645F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on rose gold #B3645F.
4.28:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on rose gold #B3645F.
4.90:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B3645F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B3645F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#75705E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#89805E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C15963

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B3645F?

#B3645F is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 39% green and 37% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 47% yellow and 30% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #B3645F?

Use black text. Black on #B3645F has a contrast ratio of 4.90:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #B3645F?

Its complementary colour is #5FAEB3, and analogous partners are #B35F84 and #B38E5F.