What color is #B28B97?

#B28B97 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B28B97?

The RGB value is 178, 139, 151: 178 red, 139 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B28B97?

The complementary color is #8BB2A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B28B97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B28B97 color

#B28B97 rgb(178, 139, 151)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B28B97 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 54.5% green and 59.2% blue (178, 139, 151).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 20% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 15% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#B28B97 color codes

HEX	`#B28B97`
RGB	`rgb(178, 139, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 54.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 20%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 22%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 15%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.8, 16.72, -0.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.8, 16.74, 357.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.179, 30.166, 33.347)`
Decimal	`11701143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B28B97, 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 #B28B97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B28B97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	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 #B28B97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b28b97; }
.text { color: #b28b97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b28b97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 139 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b28b97, #b2938b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B28B97?: #B28B97 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B28B97?: The RGB value is 178, 139, 151: 178 red, 139 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B28B97?: The complementary color is #8BB2A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B28B97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.