What color is #B58BA0?

#B58BA0 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B58BA0?

The RGB value is 181, 139, 160: 181 red, 139 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B58BA0?

The complementary color is #8BB5A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B58BA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B58BA0 color

#B58BA0 rgb(181, 139, 160)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B58BA0 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 54.5% green and 62.7% blue (181, 139, 160).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 22% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 12% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#B58BA0 color codes

HEX	`#B58BA0`
RGB	`rgb(181, 139, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 54.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 22%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 23%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 12%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.36, 19.36, -4.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.36, 19.98, 345.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.634, 30.828, 37.377)`
Decimal	`11897760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B58BA0, 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 #B58BA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B58BA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #B58BA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b58ba0; }
.text { color: #b58ba0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b58ba0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 139 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b58ba0, #b58b8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B58BA0?: #B58BA0 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B58BA0?: The RGB value is 181, 139, 160: 181 red, 139 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B58BA0?: The complementary color is #8BB5A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B58BA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.