What color is #B18593?

#B18593 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 #B18593?

The RGB value is 177, 133, 147: 177 red, 133 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B18593?

The complementary color is #85B1A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B18593?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B18593 color

#B18593 rgb(177, 133, 147)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B18593 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 52.2% green and 57.6% blue (177, 133, 147).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 22% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 17% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#B18593 color codes

HEX	`#B18593`
RGB	`rgb(177, 133, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 52.2%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 22%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 25%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 17%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.1, 19.06, -0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.1, 19.08, 357.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.786, 28.23, 31.373)`
Decimal	`11634067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B18593, 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 #B18593	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B18593 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #B18593 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b18593; }
.text { color: #b18593; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b18593; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 133 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b18593, #b18d85); }

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Questions

What color is #B18593?: #B18593 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 #B18593?: The RGB value is 177, 133, 147: 177 red, 133 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B18593?: The complementary color is #85B1A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B18593?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.