What color is #B1728D?

#B1728D is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinky Pickle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1728D?

The RGB value is 177, 114, 141: 177 red, 114 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1728D?

The complementary color is #72B196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1728D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1728D color

#B1728D rgb(177, 114, 141)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B1728D is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 44.7% green and 55.3% blue (177, 114, 141).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 29% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 20% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pinky Pickle (#B96D8E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#B1728D color codes

HEX	`#B1728D`
RGB	`rgb(177, 114, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 44.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 29%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 36%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 20%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.39, 28.74, -4.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.39, 29.07, 351.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.957, 23.307, 28.168)`
Decimal	`11629197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1728D, 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 #B1728D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B1728D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #B1728D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1728d; }
.text { color: #b1728d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1728d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 114 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1728d, #b17672); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #B1728D?: #B1728D is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinky Pickle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1728D?: The RGB value is 177, 114, 141: 177 red, 114 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1728D?: The complementary color is #72B196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1728D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.