What color is #B58995?

#B58995 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 #B58995?

The RGB value is 181, 137, 149: 181 red, 137 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B58995?

The complementary color is #89B5A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B58995?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B58995 color

#B58995 rgb(181, 137, 149)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B58995 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 53.7% green and 58.4% blue (181, 137, 149).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 23% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% 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 6.98:1).

#B58995 color codes

HEX	`#B58995`
RGB	`rgb(181, 137, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 53.7%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 23%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 18%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.56, 18.64, 0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.56, 18.64, 0.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.427, 29.886, 32.436)`
Decimal	`11897237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B58995, 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 #B58995	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B58995 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #B58995 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b58995; }
.text { color: #b58995; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b58995; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 137 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b58995, #b59389); }

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Questions

What color is #B58995?: #B58995 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 #B58995?: The RGB value is 181, 137, 149: 181 red, 137 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B58995?: The complementary color is #89B5A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B58995?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.