What color is #B0828B?

#B0828B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0828B?

The RGB value is 176, 130, 139: 176 red, 130 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0828B?

The complementary color is #82B0A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0828B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0828B color

#B0828B rgb(176, 130, 139)

Shades of red

The hex color #B0828B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 51% green and 54.5% blue (176, 130, 139).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 23% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 21% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#B0828B color codes

HEX	`#B0828B`
RGB	`rgb(176, 130, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 51%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 23%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 26%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 21%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.03, 19.08, 2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.03, 19.2, 6.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.548, 27.061, 28.035)`
Decimal	`11567755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0828B, 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 #B0828B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B0828B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #B0828B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0828b; }
.text { color: #b0828b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0828b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 130 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0828b, #b09082); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0828B?: #B0828B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0828B?: The RGB value is 176, 130, 139: 176 red, 130 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0828B?: The complementary color is #82B0A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0828B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.