What color is #B0909E?

#B0909E is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0909E?

The RGB value is 176, 144, 158: 176 red, 144 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0909E?

The complementary color is #90B0A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0909E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0909E color

#B0909E rgb(176, 144, 158)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B0909E is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 56.5% green and 62% blue (176, 144, 158).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 17% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 10% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#B0909E color codes

HEX	`#B0909E`
RGB	`rgb(176, 144, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 56.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 17%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 10%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.05, 14.38, -2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.05, 14.65, 348.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.049, 31.646, 36.656)`
Decimal	`11571358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0909E, 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 #B0909E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0909E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #B0909E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0909e; }
.text { color: #b0909e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0909e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 144 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0909e, #b09290); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B0909E?: #B0909E is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0909E?: The RGB value is 176, 144, 158: 176 red, 144 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0909E?: The complementary color is #90B0A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0909E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.