What color is #B46A82?

#B46A82 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 #B46A82?

The RGB value is 180, 106, 130: 180 red, 106 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B46A82?

The complementary color is #6AB49C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B46A82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B46A82 color

#B46A82 rgb(180, 106, 130)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B46A82 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 41.6% green and 51% blue (180, 106, 130).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 33% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 28% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#B46A82 color codes

HEX	`#B46A82`
RGB	`rgb(180, 106, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 41.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 33%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 41%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 28%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.63, 32.6, -0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.63, 32.61, 359.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.007, 21.625, 23.814)`
Decimal	`11823746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B46A82, 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 #B46A82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B46A82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #B46A82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b46a82; }
.text { color: #b46a82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b46a82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 106 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b46a82, #b4776a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B46A82?: #B46A82 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 #B46A82?: The RGB value is 180, 106, 130: 180 red, 106 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B46A82?: The complementary color is #6AB49C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B46A82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.