What color is #B0929C?

#B0929C is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0929C?

The RGB value is 176, 146, 156: 176 red, 146 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0929C?

The complementary color is #92B0A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0929C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0929C color

#B0929C rgb(176, 146, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0929C is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 57.3% green and 61.2% blue (176, 146, 156).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 11% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#B0929C color codes

HEX	`#B0929C`
RGB	`rgb(176, 146, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 57.3%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 17%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 11%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.5, 12.91, -1.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.5, 12.95, 355.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.184, 32.189, 35.858)`
Decimal	`11571868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0929C, 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 #B0929C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0929C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #B0929C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0929c; }
.text { color: #b0929c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0929c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 146 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0929c, #b09792); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0929C?: #B0929C is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0929C?: The RGB value is 176, 146, 156: 176 red, 146 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0929C?: The complementary color is #92B0A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0929C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.