What color is #B18E9D?

#B18E9D is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B18E9D?

The RGB value is 177, 142, 157: 177 red, 142 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B18E9D?

The complementary color is #8EB1A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B18E9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B18E9D color

#B18E9D rgb(177, 142, 157)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B18E9D is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 55.7% green and 61.6% blue (177, 142, 157).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 18% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 11% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#B18E9D color codes

HEX	`#B18E9D`
RGB	`rgb(177, 142, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 55.7%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 18%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 20%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 11%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.62, 15.69, -2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.62, 15.96, 349.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.89, 31.129, 36.115)`
Decimal	`11636381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B18E9D, 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 #B18E9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B18E9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #B18E9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b18e9d; }
.text { color: #b18e9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b18e9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 142 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b18e9d, #b1918e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B18E9D?: #B18E9D is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B18E9D?: The RGB value is 177, 142, 157: 177 red, 142 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B18E9D?: The complementary color is #8EB1A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B18E9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.