What color is #B181A0?

#B181A0 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B181A0?

The RGB value is 177, 129, 160: 177 red, 129 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B181A0?

The complementary color is #81B192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B181A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B181A0 color

#B181A0 rgb(177, 129, 160)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B181A0 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 50.6% green and 62.7% blue (177, 129, 160).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 24% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 10% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#B181A0 color codes

HEX	`#B181A0`
RGB	`rgb(177, 129, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 50.6%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 24%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 27%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 10%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.51, 23.52, -9.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.51, 25.26, 338.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.327, 27.587, 36.873)`
Decimal	`11633056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B181A0, 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 #B181A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B181A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #B181A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b181a0; }
.text { color: #b181a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b181a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 129 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b181a0, #b18188); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B181A0?: #B181A0 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B181A0?: The RGB value is 177, 129, 160: 177 red, 129 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B181A0?: The complementary color is #81B192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B181A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.