What color is #B48E98?

#B48E98 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B48E98?

The RGB value is 180, 142, 152: 180 red, 142 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B48E98?

The complementary color is #8EB4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B48E98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B48E98 color

#B48E98 rgb(180, 142, 152)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B48E98 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 55.7% green and 59.6% blue (180, 142, 152).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 20% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 16% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#B48E98 color codes

HEX	`#B48E98`
RGB	`rgb(180, 142, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 55.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 20%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 21%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 16%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.77, 15.96, 0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.77, 15.96, 0.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.163, 31.318, 33.945)`
Decimal	`11832984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B48E98, 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 #B48E98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B48E98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	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 #B48E98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b48e98; }
.text { color: #b48e98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b48e98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 142 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b48e98, #b4978e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B48E98?: #B48E98 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B48E98?: The RGB value is 180, 142, 152: 180 red, 142 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B48E98?: The complementary color is #8EB4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B48E98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.