What color is #B48594?

#B48594 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 #B48594?

The RGB value is 180, 133, 148: 180 red, 133 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B48594?

The complementary color is #85B4A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B48594?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B48594 color

#B48594 rgb(180, 133, 148)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B48594 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 52.2% green and 58% blue (180, 133, 148).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 24% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 18% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#B48594 color codes

HEX	`#B48594`
RGB	`rgb(180, 133, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 52.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 24%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 26%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 18%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.44, 20.34, -0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.44, 20.36, 357.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.555, 28.618, 31.82)`
Decimal	`11830676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B48594, 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 #B48594	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B48594 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #B48594 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b48594; }
.text { color: #b48594; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b48594; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 133 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b48594, #b48e85); }

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Questions

What color is #B48594?: #B48594 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 #B48594?: The RGB value is 180, 133, 148: 180 red, 133 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B48594?: The complementary color is #85B4A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B48594?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.