What color is #B17D8B?

#B17D8B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B17D8B?

The RGB value is 177, 125, 139: 177 red, 125 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B17D8B?

The complementary color is #7DB1A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B17D8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B17D8B color

#B17D8B rgb(177, 125, 139)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B17D8B is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 49% green and 54.5% blue (177, 125, 139).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 25% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 21% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#B17D8B color codes

HEX	`#B17D8B`
RGB	`rgb(177, 125, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 49%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 25%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 29%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 21%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.92, 22.27, 0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.92, 22.28, 1.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.126, 25.88, 27.83)`
Decimal	`11632011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B17D8B, 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 #B17D8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B17D8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #B17D8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b17d8b; }
.text { color: #b17d8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b17d8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 125 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b17d8b, #b1897d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B17D8B?: #B17D8B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B17D8B?: The RGB value is 177, 125, 139: 177 red, 125 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B17D8B?: The complementary color is #7DB1A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B17D8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.