What color is #B2818C?

#B2818C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2818C?

The RGB value is 178, 129, 140: 178 red, 129 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2818C?

The complementary color is #81B2A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2818C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2818C color

#B2818C rgb(178, 129, 140)

Shades of red

The hex color #B2818C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 50.6% green and 54.9% blue (178, 129, 140).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 24% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 21% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#B2818C color codes

HEX	`#B2818C`
RGB	`rgb(178, 129, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 50.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 24%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 28%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 21%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.03, 20.56, 1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.03, 20.62, 4.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.944, 27.06, 28.399)`
Decimal	`11698572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2818C, 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 #B2818C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B2818C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #B2818C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2818c; }
.text { color: #b2818c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2818c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 129 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2818c, #b28e81); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B2818C?: #B2818C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2818C?: The RGB value is 178, 129, 140: 178 red, 129 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2818C?: The complementary color is #81B2A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2818C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.