What color is #B2878C?

#B2878C 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 #B2878C?

The RGB value is 178, 135, 140: 178 red, 135 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2878C?

The complementary color is #87B2AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2878C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2878C color

#B2878C rgb(178, 135, 140)

Shades of red

The hex color #B2878C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 52.9% green and 54.9% blue (178, 135, 140).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 22% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 21% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#B2878C color codes

HEX	`#B2878C`
RGB	`rgb(178, 135, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 52.9%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 22%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 24%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 21%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.51, 17.19, 3.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.51, 17.59, 12.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.758, 28.688, 28.67)`
Decimal	`11700108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2878C, 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 #B2878C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B2878C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #B2878C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2878c; }
.text { color: #b2878c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2878c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 135 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2878c, #b29887); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B2878C?: #B2878C 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 #B2878C?: The RGB value is 178, 135, 140: 178 red, 135 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2878C?: The complementary color is #87B2AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2878C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.