What color is #B08B9F?

#B08B9F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B08B9F?

The RGB value is 176, 139, 159: 176 red, 139 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B08B9F?

The complementary color is #8BB09C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B08B9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B08B9F color

#B08B9F rgb(176, 139, 159)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B08B9F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 54.5% green and 62.4% blue (176, 139, 159).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 19% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 10% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#B08B9F color codes

HEX	`#B08B9F`
RGB	`rgb(176, 139, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 54.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 19%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 10%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.83, 17.36, -5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.83, 18.13, 343.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.395, 30.2, 36.864)`
Decimal	`11570079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B08B9F, 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 #B08B9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B08B9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	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 #B08B9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b08b9f; }
.text { color: #b08b9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b08b9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 139 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b08b9f, #b08b8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B08B9F?: #B08B9F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B08B9F?: The RGB value is 176, 139, 159: 176 red, 139 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B08B9F?: The complementary color is #8BB09C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B08B9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.