What color is #B18196?

#B18196 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B18196?

The RGB value is 177, 129, 150: 177 red, 129 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B18196?

The complementary color is #81B19C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B18196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B18196 color

#B18196 rgb(177, 129, 150)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B18196 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 50.6% green and 58.8% blue (177, 129, 150).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 24% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 15% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#B18196 color codes

HEX	`#B18196`
RGB	`rgb(177, 129, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 50.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 24%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 27%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 15%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.21, 21.8, -3.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.21, 22.15, 349.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.487, 27.251, 32.45)`
Decimal	`11633046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B18196, 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 #B18196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B18196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #B18196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b18196; }
.text { color: #b18196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b18196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 129 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b18196, #b18481); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B18196?: #B18196 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B18196?: The RGB value is 177, 129, 150: 177 red, 129 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B18196?: The complementary color is #81B19C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B18196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.