What color is #B48397?

#B48397 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B48397?

The RGB value is 180, 131, 151: 180 red, 131 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B48397?

The complementary color is #83B4A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B48397?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B48397 color

#B48397 rgb(180, 131, 151)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B48397 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 51.4% green and 59.2% blue (180, 131, 151).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 25% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 16% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#B48397 color codes

HEX	`#B48397`
RGB	`rgb(180, 131, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 51.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 25%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 27%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 16%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.04, 21.95, -3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.04, 22.19, 351.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.525, 28.172, 32.997)`
Decimal	`11830167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B48397, 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 #B48397	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B48397 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #B48397 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b48397; }
.text { color: #b48397; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b48397; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 131 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b48397, #b48883); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B48397?: #B48397 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B48397?: The RGB value is 180, 131, 151: 180 red, 131 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B48397?: The complementary color is #83B4A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B48397?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.