What color is #B28E9A?

#B28E9A 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 #B28E9A?

The RGB value is 178, 142, 154: 178 red, 142 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B28E9A?

The complementary color is #8EB2A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B28E9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B28E9A color

#B28E9A rgb(178, 142, 154)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B28E9A is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 55.7% green and 60.4% blue (178, 142, 154).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 13% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#B28E9A color codes

HEX	`#B28E9A`
RGB	`rgb(178, 142, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 55.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 20%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 13%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.63, 15.55, -1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.63, 15.59, 355.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.866, 31.145, 34.793)`
Decimal	`11701914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B28E9A, 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 #B28E9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B28E9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #B28E9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b28e9a; }
.text { color: #b28e9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b28e9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 142 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b28e9a, #b2948e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B28E9A?: #B28E9A 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 #B28E9A?: The RGB value is 178, 142, 154: 178 red, 142 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B28E9A?: The complementary color is #8EB2A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B28E9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.