What color is #B36C87?

#B36C87 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinky Pickle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B36C87?

The RGB value is 179, 108, 135: 179 red, 108 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B36C87?

The complementary color is #6CB398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B36C87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B36C87 color

#B36C87 rgb(179, 108, 135)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B36C87 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 42.4% green and 52.9% blue (179, 108, 135).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 32% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 25% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Pinky Pickle (#B96D8E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#B36C87 color codes

HEX	`#B36C87`
RGB	`rgb(179, 108, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 42.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 32%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 40%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 25%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.09, 31.87, -2.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.09, 31.98, 355.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.327, 22.06, 25.683)`
Decimal	`11758727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B36C87, 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 #B36C87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B36C87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #B36C87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b36c87; }
.text { color: #b36c87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b36c87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 108 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b36c87, #b3756c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B36C87?: #B36C87 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinky Pickle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B36C87?: The RGB value is 179, 108, 135: 179 red, 108 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B36C87?: The complementary color is #6CB398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B36C87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.