What color is #B27294?

#B27294 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Je t’aime. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B27294?

The RGB value is 178, 114, 148: 178 red, 114 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B27294?

The complementary color is #72B290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B27294?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B27294 color

#B27294 rgb(178, 114, 148)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B27294 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 44.7% green and 58% blue (178, 114, 148).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 29% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 17% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Je t’aime (#B36B92), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#B27294 color codes

HEX	`#B27294`
RGB	`rgb(178, 114, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 44.7%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 29%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 36%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 17%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.72, 30.22, -7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.72, 31.24, 345.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.723, 23.639, 31.009)`
Decimal	`11694740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B27294, 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 #B27294	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B27294 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #B27294 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b27294; }
.text { color: #b27294; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b27294; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 114 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b27294, #b27274); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #B27294?: #B27294 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Je t’aime. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B27294?: The RGB value is 178, 114, 148: 178 red, 114 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B27294?: The complementary color is #72B290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B27294?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.