What color is #B1838E?

#B1838E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1838E?

The RGB value is 177, 131, 142: 177 red, 131 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1838E?

The complementary color is #83B1A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1838E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1838E color

#B1838E rgb(177, 131, 142)

Shades of red

The hex color #B1838E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 51.4% green and 55.7% blue (177, 131, 142).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 23% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 20% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#B1838E color codes

HEX	`#B1838E`
RGB	`rgb(177, 131, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 51.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 23%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 26%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 20%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.47, 19.37, 1.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.47, 19.4, 3.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.13, 27.534, 29.261)`
Decimal	`11633550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1838E, 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 #B1838E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B1838E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #B1838E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1838e; }
.text { color: #b1838e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1838e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 131 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1838e, #b18f83); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B1838E?: #B1838E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1838E?: The RGB value is 177, 131, 142: 177 red, 131 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1838E?: The complementary color is #83B1A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1838E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.