What color is #B57BA0?

#B57BA0 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B57BA0?

The RGB value is 181, 123, 160: 181 red, 123 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B57BA0?

The complementary color is #7BB590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B57BA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B57BA0 color

#B57BA0 rgb(181, 123, 160)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B57BA0 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 48.2% green and 62.7% blue (181, 123, 160).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 28% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 12% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#B57BA0 color codes

HEX	`#B57BA0`
RGB	`rgb(181, 123, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 48.2%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 28%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 32%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 12%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.54, 28.3, -10.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.54, 30.23, 339.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.484, 26.529, 36.66)`
Decimal	`11893664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B57BA0, 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 #B57BA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B57BA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #B57BA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b57ba0; }
.text { color: #b57ba0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b57ba0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 123 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b57ba0, #b57b83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #B57BA0?: #B57BA0 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B57BA0?: The RGB value is 181, 123, 160: 181 red, 123 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B57BA0?: The complementary color is #7BB590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B57BA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.