What color is #B28291?

#B28291 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B28291?

The RGB value is 178, 130, 145: 178 red, 130 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B28291?

The complementary color is #82B2A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B28291?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B28291 color

#B28291 rgb(178, 130, 145)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B28291 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 51% green and 56.9% blue (178, 130, 145).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 24% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 19% 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 6.49:1).

#B28291 color codes

HEX	`#B28291`
RGB	`rgb(178, 130, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 51%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 24%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 27%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 19%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.41, 20.79, -0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.41, 20.8, 357.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.454, 27.476, 30.429)`
Decimal	`11698833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B28291, 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 #B28291	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B28291 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #B28291 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b28291; }
.text { color: #b28291; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b28291; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 130 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b28291, #b28b82); }

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Questions

What color is #B28291?: #B28291 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B28291?: The RGB value is 178, 130, 145: 178 red, 130 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B28291?: The complementary color is #82B2A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B28291?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.