What color is #B2868D?

#B2868D 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 #B2868D?

The RGB value is 178, 134, 141: 178 red, 134 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2868D?

The complementary color is #86B2AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2868D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2868D color

#B2868D rgb(178, 134, 141)

Shades of red

The hex color #B2868D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 52.5% green and 55.3% blue (178, 134, 141).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 22% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 21% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#B2868D color codes

HEX	`#B2868D`
RGB	`rgb(178, 134, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 52.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 22%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 25%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 21%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.28, 17.91, 2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.28, 18.13, 8.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.693, 28.44, 29.014)`
Decimal	`11699853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2868D, 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 #B2868D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B2868D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #B2868D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2868d; }
.text { color: #b2868d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2868d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 134 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2868d, #b29586); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B2868D?: #B2868D 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 #B2868D?: The RGB value is 178, 134, 141: 178 red, 134 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2868D?: The complementary color is #86B2AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2868D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.