What color is #B37F94?

#B37F94 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 #B37F94?

The RGB value is 179, 127, 148: 179 red, 127 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B37F94?

The complementary color is #7FB39E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B37F94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B37F94 color

#B37F94 rgb(179, 127, 148)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B37F94 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 49.8% green and 58% blue (179, 127, 148).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 25% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 17% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#B37F94 color codes

HEX	`#B37F94`
RGB	`rgb(179, 127, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 49.8%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 25%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 29%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 17%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.88, 23.33, -3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.88, 23.55, 352.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.525, 26.902, 31.543)`
Decimal	`11763604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B37F94, 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 #B37F94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B37F94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #B37F94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b37f94; }
.text { color: #b37f94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b37f94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 127 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b37f94, #b3847f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #B37F94?: #B37F94 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 #B37F94?: The RGB value is 179, 127, 148: 179 red, 127 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B37F94?: The complementary color is #7FB39E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B37F94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.