What color is #B17289?

#B17289 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B17289?

The RGB value is 177, 114, 137: 177 red, 114 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B17289?

The complementary color is #72B19A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B17289?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B17289 color

#B17289 rgb(177, 114, 137)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B17289 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 44.7% green and 53.7% blue (177, 114, 137).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 29% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 23% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#B17289 color codes

HEX	`#B17289`
RGB	`rgb(177, 114, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 44.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 29%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 36%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 23%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.27, 28.12, -2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.27, 28.2, 355.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.665, 23.19, 26.628)`
Decimal	`11629193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B17289, 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 #B17289	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B17289 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #B17289 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b17289; }
.text { color: #b17289; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b17289; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 114 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b17289, #b17a72); }

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Questions

What color is #B17289?: #B17289 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B17289?: The RGB value is 177, 114, 137: 177 red, 114 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B17289?: The complementary color is #72B19A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B17289?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.