What color is #B2909A?

#B2909A 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 #B2909A?

The RGB value is 178, 144, 154: 178 red, 144 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2909A?

The complementary color is #90B2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2909A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2909A color

#B2909A rgb(178, 144, 154)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B2909A is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 56.5% green and 60.4% blue (178, 144, 154).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 18% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 13% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#B2909A color codes

HEX	`#B2909A`
RGB	`rgb(178, 144, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 56.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 18%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 19%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 13%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.13, 14.43, -0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.13, 14.43, 358.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.166, 31.746, 34.893)`
Decimal	`11702426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2909A, 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 #B2909A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2909A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #B2909A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2909a; }
.text { color: #b2909a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2909a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 144 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2909a, #b29790); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B2909A?: #B2909A 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 #B2909A?: The RGB value is 178, 144, 154: 178 red, 144 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2909A?: The complementary color is #90B2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2909A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.