What color is #B1859F?

#B1859F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1859F?

The RGB value is 177, 133, 159: 177 red, 133 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1859F?

The complementary color is #85B197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1859F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1859F color

#B1859F rgb(177, 133, 159)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B1859F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 52.2% green and 62.4% blue (177, 133, 159).

Its hue angle is 325°, 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 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#B1859F color codes

HEX	`#B1859F`
RGB	`rgb(177, 133, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 52.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 22%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 25%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 10%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.45, 21.1, -7.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.45, 22.31, 341.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.777, 28.627, 36.593)`
Decimal	`11634079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1859F, 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 #B1859F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B1859F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #B1859F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1859f; }
.text { color: #b1859f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1859f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 133 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1859f, #b18589); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B1859F?: #B1859F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1859F?: The RGB value is 177, 133, 159: 177 red, 133 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1859F?: The complementary color is #85B197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1859F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.