What color is #B06A85?

#B06A85 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinky Pickle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B06A85?

The RGB value is 176, 106, 133: 176 red, 106 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B06A85?

The complementary color is #6AB095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B06A85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B06A85 color

#B06A85 rgb(176, 106, 133)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B06A85 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 41.6% green and 52.2% blue (176, 106, 133).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 31% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 24% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pinky Pickle (#B96D8E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#B06A85 color codes

HEX	`#B06A85`
RGB	`rgb(176, 106, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 41.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 31%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 40%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 24%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.2, 31.57, -2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.2, 31.71, 354.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.293, 21.234, 24.847)`
Decimal	`11561605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B06A85, 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 #B06A85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B06A85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #B06A85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b06a85; }
.text { color: #b06a85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b06a85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 106 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b06a85, #b0726a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B06A85?: #B06A85 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinky Pickle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B06A85?: The RGB value is 176, 106, 133: 176 red, 106 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B06A85?: The complementary color is #6AB095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B06A85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.