What color is #B46480?

#B46480 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B46480?

The RGB value is 180, 100, 128: 180 red, 100 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B46480?

The complementary color is #64B498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B46480?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B46480 color

#B46480 rgb(180, 100, 128)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B46480 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 39.2% green and 50.2% blue (180, 100, 128).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 35% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 29% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#B46480 color codes

HEX	`#B46480`
RGB	`rgb(180, 100, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 39.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 35%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 44%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 29%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.26, 35.57, -1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.26, 35.59, 357.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.277, 20.378, 22.915)`
Decimal	`11822208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B46480, 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 #B46480	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B46480 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #B46480 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b46480; }
.text { color: #b46480; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b46480; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 100 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b46480, #b47064); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #B46480?: #B46480 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B46480?: The RGB value is 180, 100, 128: 180 red, 100 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B46480?: The complementary color is #64B498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B46480?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.