What color is #B18C97?

#B18C97 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B18C97?

The RGB value is 177, 140, 151: 177 red, 140 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B18C97?

The complementary color is #8CB1A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B18C97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B18C97 color

#B18C97 rgb(177, 140, 151)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B18C97 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 54.9% green and 59.2% blue (177, 140, 151).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 19% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 15% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#B18C97 color codes

HEX	`#B18C97`
RGB	`rgb(177, 140, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 54.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 19%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 15%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.95, 15.79, -0.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.95, 15.8, 358.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.095, 30.339, 33.385)`
Decimal	`11635863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B18C97, 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 #B18C97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B18C97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	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 #B18C97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b18c97; }
.text { color: #b18c97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b18c97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 140 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b18c97, #b1948c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B18C97?: #B18C97 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B18C97?: The RGB value is 177, 140, 151: 177 red, 140 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B18C97?: The complementary color is #8CB1A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B18C97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.