What color is #B18990?

#B18990 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 #B18990?

The RGB value is 177, 137, 144: 177 red, 137 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B18990?

The complementary color is #89B1AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B18990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B18990 color

#B18990 rgb(177, 137, 144)

Shades of red

The hex color #B18990 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 53.7% green and 56.5% blue (177, 137, 144).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 20% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 19% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#B18990 color codes

HEX	`#B18990`
RGB	`rgb(177, 137, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 53.7%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 20%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 19%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61, 16.32, 2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61, 16.46, 7.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.111, 29.253, 30.335)`
Decimal	`11635088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B18990, 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 #B18990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B18990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #B18990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b18990; }
.text { color: #b18990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b18990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 137 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b18990, #b19689); }

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Questions

What color is #B18990?: #B18990 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 #B18990?: The RGB value is 177, 137, 144: 177 red, 137 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B18990?: The complementary color is #89B1AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B18990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.