What color is #B1919C?

#B1919C 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 #B1919C?

The RGB value is 177, 145, 156: 177 red, 145 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1919C?

The complementary color is #91B1A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1919C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1919C color

#B1919C rgb(177, 145, 156)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B1919C is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 56.9% green and 61.2% blue (177, 145, 156).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 17% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 12% 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 7.4:1).

#B1919C color codes

HEX	`#B1919C`
RGB	`rgb(177, 145, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 56.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 17%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 12%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.34, 13.84, -1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.34, 13.89, 354.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.257, 31.999, 35.818)`
Decimal	`11637148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1919C, 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 #B1919C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1919C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #B1919C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1919c; }
.text { color: #b1919c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1919c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 145 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1919c, #b19691); }

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Questions

What color is #B1919C?: #B1919C 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 #B1919C?: The RGB value is 177, 145, 156: 177 red, 145 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1919C?: The complementary color is #91B1A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1919C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.