What color is #B02258?

#B02258 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Murderous Magenta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B02258?

The RGB value is 176, 34, 88: 176 red, 34 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B02258?

The complementary color is #22B07A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B02258?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B02258 color

#B02258 rgb(176, 34, 88)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B02258 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 13.3% green and 34.5% blue (176, 34, 88).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 68% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 81% magenta, 50% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Murderous Magenta (#B3205F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#B02258 color codes

HEX	`#B02258`
RGB	`rgb(176, 34, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 13.3%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 68%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 81%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 81%, 50%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.72, 58.42, 4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.72, 58.62, 4.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.24, 11.082, 10.304)`
Decimal	`11543128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B02258, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B02258	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B02258 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B02258 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b02258; }
.text { color: #b02258; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b02258; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 34 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b02258, #b03322); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ruby.

Questions

What color is #B02258?: #B02258 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Murderous Magenta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B02258?: The RGB value is 176, 34, 88: 176 red, 34 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B02258?: The complementary color is #22B07A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B02258?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.