What color is #B37F91?

#B37F91 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B37F91?

The RGB value is 179, 127, 145: 179 red, 127 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B37F91?

The complementary color is #7FB3A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B37F91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B37F91 color

#B37F91 rgb(179, 127, 145)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B37F91 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 49.8% green and 56.9% blue (179, 127, 145).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 25% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 19% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#B37F91 color codes

HEX	`#B37F91`
RGB	`rgb(179, 127, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 49.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 25%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 29%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 19%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.8, 22.85, -1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.8, 22.91, 355.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.291, 26.808, 30.309)`
Decimal	`11763601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B37F91, 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 #B37F91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B37F91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #B37F91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b37f91; }
.text { color: #b37f91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b37f91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 127 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b37f91, #b3877f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #B37F91?: #B37F91 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B37F91?: The RGB value is 179, 127, 145: 179 red, 127 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B37F91?: The complementary color is #7FB3A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B37F91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.