What color is #B08896?

#B08896 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 #B08896?

The RGB value is 176, 136, 150: 176 red, 136 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B08896?

The complementary color is #88B0A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B08896?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B08896 color

#B08896 rgb(176, 136, 150)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B08896 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 53.3% green and 58.8% blue (176, 136, 150).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 15% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#B08896 color codes

HEX	`#B08896`
RGB	`rgb(176, 136, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 53.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 15%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.82, 17.49, -1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.82, 17.56, 354.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.214, 29.042, 32.757)`
Decimal	`11569302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B08896, 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 #B08896	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B08896 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #B08896 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b08896; }
.text { color: #b08896; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b08896; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 136 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b08896, #b08e88); }

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Questions

What color is #B08896?: #B08896 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 #B08896?: The RGB value is 176, 136, 150: 176 red, 136 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B08896?: The complementary color is #88B0A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B08896?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.