What color is #B17996?

#B17996 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 #B17996?

The RGB value is 177, 121, 150: 177 red, 121 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B17996?

The complementary color is #79B194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B17996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B17996 color

#B17996 rgb(177, 121, 150)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B17996 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 47.5% green and 58.8% blue (177, 121, 150).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 26% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 15% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pinky Pickle (#B96D8E), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#B17996 color codes

HEX	`#B17996`
RGB	`rgb(177, 121, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 47.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 26%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 32%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 15%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.29, 26.29, -6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.29, 27.15, 345.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.474, 25.225, 32.112)`
Decimal	`11630998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B17996, 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 #B17996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B17996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #B17996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b17996; }
.text { color: #b17996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b17996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 121 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b17996, #b1797a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #B17996?: #B17996 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 #B17996?: The RGB value is 177, 121, 150: 177 red, 121 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B17996?: The complementary color is #79B194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B17996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.