What color is #B0627C?

#B0627C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0627C?

The RGB value is 176, 98, 124: 176 red, 98 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0627C?

The complementary color is #62B096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0627C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0627C color

#B0627C rgb(176, 98, 124)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B0627C is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 38.4% green and 48.6% blue (176, 98, 124).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 33% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 30% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#B0627C color codes

HEX	`#B0627C`
RGB	`rgb(176, 98, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 38.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 33%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 44%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 30%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.18, 34.64, -0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.18, 34.65, 359.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.911, 19.423, 21.449)`
Decimal	`11559548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0627C, 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 #B0627C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B0627C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	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 #B0627C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0627c; }
.text { color: #b0627c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0627c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 98 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0627c, #b06f62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #B0627C?: #B0627C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0627C?: The RGB value is 176, 98, 124: 176 red, 98 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0627C?: The complementary color is #62B096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0627C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.