What color is #B46886?

#B46886 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 #B46886?

The RGB value is 180, 104, 134: 180 red, 104 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B46886?

The complementary color is #68B496, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B46886?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B46886 color

#B46886 rgb(180, 104, 134)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B46886 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 40.8% green and 52.5% blue (180, 104, 134).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 34% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 26% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#B46886 color codes

HEX	`#B46886`
RGB	`rgb(180, 104, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 40.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 34%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 42%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 26%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.31, 34.26, -3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.31, 34.42, 354.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.077, 21.327, 25.187)`
Decimal	`11823238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B46886, 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 #B46886	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B46886 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #B46886 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b46886; }
.text { color: #b46886; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b46886; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 104 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b46886, #b47068); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #B46886?: #B46886 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 #B46886?: The RGB value is 180, 104, 134: 180 red, 104 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B46886?: The complementary color is #68B496, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B46886?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.