What color is #B57E90?

#B57E90 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B57E90?

The RGB value is 181, 126, 144: 181 red, 126 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B57E90?

The complementary color is #7EB5A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B57E90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B57E90 color

#B57E90 rgb(181, 126, 144)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B57E90 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 49.4% green and 56.5% blue (181, 126, 144).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 27% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 20% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#B57E90 color codes

HEX	`#B57E90`
RGB	`rgb(181, 126, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 49.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 27%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 30%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 20%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.75, 23.99, -1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.75, 24.02, 357.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.551, 26.761, 29.884)`
Decimal	`11894416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B57E90, 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 #B57E90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B57E90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #B57E90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b57e90; }
.text { color: #b57e90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b57e90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 126 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b57e90, #b5887e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #B57E90?: #B57E90 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B57E90?: The RGB value is 181, 126, 144: 181 red, 126 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B57E90?: The complementary color is #7EB5A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B57E90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.