What color is #B28F9D?

#B28F9D is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B28F9D?

The RGB value is 178, 143, 157: 178 red, 143 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B28F9D?

The complementary color is #8FB2A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B28F9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B28F9D color

#B28F9D rgb(178, 143, 157)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B28F9D is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 56.1% green and 61.6% blue (178, 143, 157).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 12% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#B28F9D color codes

HEX	`#B28F9D`
RGB	`rgb(178, 143, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 56.1%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 20%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 12%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.97, 15.5, -2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.97, 15.68, 351.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.268, 31.545, 36.175)`
Decimal	`11702173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B28F9D, 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 #B28F9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B28F9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #B28F9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b28f9d; }
.text { color: #b28f9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b28f9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 143 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b28f9d, #b2938f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B28F9D?: #B28F9D is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B28F9D?: The RGB value is 178, 143, 157: 178 red, 143 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B28F9D?: The complementary color is #8FB2A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B28F9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.