What color is #B190A1?

#B190A1 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 #B190A1?

The RGB value is 177, 144, 161: 177 red, 144 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B190A1?

The complementary color is #90B1A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B190A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B190A1 color

#B190A1 rgb(177, 144, 161)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B190A1 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 56.5% green and 63.1% blue (177, 144, 161).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 17% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 9% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#B190A1 color codes

HEX	`#B190A1`
RGB	`rgb(177, 144, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 56.5%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 17%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 9%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.23, 15.27, -4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.23, 15.85, 344.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.537, 31.868, 38.043)`
Decimal	`11636897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B190A1, 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 #B190A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B190A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #B190A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b190a1; }
.text { color: #b190a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b190a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 144 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b190a1, #b19091); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B190A1?: #B190A1 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 #B190A1?: The RGB value is 177, 144, 161: 177 red, 144 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B190A1?: The complementary color is #90B1A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B190A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.