What color is #B27C86?

#B27C86 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B27C86?

The RGB value is 178, 124, 134: 178 red, 124 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B27C86?

The complementary color is #7CB2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B27C86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B27C86 color

#B27C86 rgb(178, 124, 134)

Shades of red

The hex color #B27C86 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 48.6% green and 52.5% blue (178, 124, 134).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 26% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 25% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#B27C86 color codes

HEX	`#B27C86`
RGB	`rgb(178, 124, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 48.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 26%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 30%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 25%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.66, 22.45, 3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.66, 22.66, 7.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.871, 25.603, 25.918)`
Decimal	`11697286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B27C86, 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 #B27C86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B27C86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #B27C86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b27c86; }
.text { color: #b27c86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b27c86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 124 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b27c86, #b28d7c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B27C86?: #B27C86 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B27C86?: The RGB value is 178, 124, 134: 178 red, 124 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B27C86?: The complementary color is #7CB2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B27C86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.