What color is #B27E84?

#B27E84 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 #B27E84?

The RGB value is 178, 126, 132: 178 red, 126 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B27E84?

The complementary color is #7EB2AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B27E84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B27E84 color

#B27E84 rgb(178, 126, 132)

Shades of red

The hex color #B27E84 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 49.4% green and 51.8% blue (178, 126, 132).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 25% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 26% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#B27E84 color codes

HEX	`#B27E84`
RGB	`rgb(178, 126, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 49.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 25%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 29%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 26%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.09, 21.03, 4.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.09, 21.58, 12.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.986, 26.054, 25.275)`
Decimal	`11697796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B27E84, 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 #B27E84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B27E84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #B27E84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b27e84; }
.text { color: #b27e84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b27e84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 126 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b27e84, #b2927e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B27E84?: #B27E84 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 #B27E84?: The RGB value is 178, 126, 132: 178 red, 126 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B27E84?: The complementary color is #7EB2AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B27E84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.