What color is #B1849F?

#B1849F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1849F?

The RGB value is 177, 132, 159: 177 red, 132 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1849F?

The complementary color is #84B196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1849F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1849F color

#B1849F rgb(177, 132, 159)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B1849F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 51.8% green and 62.4% blue (177, 132, 159).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 22% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 10% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#B1849F color codes

HEX	`#B1849F`
RGB	`rgb(177, 132, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 51.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 22%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 25%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 10%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.21, 21.66, -7.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.21, 22.96, 340.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.64, 28.354, 36.548)`
Decimal	`11633823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1849F, 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 #B1849F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B1849F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #B1849F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1849f; }
.text { color: #b1849f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1849f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 132 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1849f, #b18489); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B1849F?: #B1849F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1849F?: The RGB value is 177, 132, 159: 177 red, 132 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1849F?: The complementary color is #84B196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1849F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.