What color is #B08398?

#B08398 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B08398?

The RGB value is 176, 131, 152: 176 red, 131 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B08398?

The complementary color is #83B09B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B08398?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B08398 color

#B08398 rgb(176, 131, 152)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B08398 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 51.4% green and 59.6% blue (176, 131, 152).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 14% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#B08398 color codes

HEX	`#B08398`
RGB	`rgb(176, 131, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 51.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 26%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 14%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.64, 20.65, -4.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.64, 21.12, 347.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.688, 27.731, 33.383)`
Decimal	`11568024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B08398, 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 #B08398	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B08398 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #B08398 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b08398; }
.text { color: #b08398; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b08398; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 131 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b08398, #b08483); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B08398?: #B08398 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B08398?: The RGB value is 176, 131, 152: 176 red, 131 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B08398?: The complementary color is #83B09B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B08398?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.