What color is #B25989?

#B25989 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mulberry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B25989?

The RGB value is 178, 89, 137: 178 red, 89 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B25989?

The complementary color is #59B282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B25989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B25989 color

#B25989 rgb(178, 89, 137)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B25989 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 34.9% green and 53.7% blue (178, 89, 137).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 37% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 23% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Mulberry (#C54B8C), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#B25989 color codes

HEX	`#B25989`
RGB	`rgb(178, 89, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 34.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 37%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 50%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 23%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50, 41.95, -10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50, 43.13, 346.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.449, 18.418, 25.824)`
Decimal	`11688329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B25989, 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 #B25989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B25989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #B25989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b25989; }
.text { color: #b25989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b25989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 89 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b25989, #b2595c); }

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Questions

What color is #B25989?: #B25989 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mulberry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B25989?: The RGB value is 178, 89, 137: 178 red, 89 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B25989?: The complementary color is #59B282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B25989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.