What color is #B59098?

#B59098 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B59098?

The RGB value is 181, 144, 152: 181 red, 144 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59098?

The complementary color is #90B5AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59098?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59098 color

#B59098 rgb(181, 144, 152)

Shades of red

The hex color #B59098 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 56.5% green and 59.6% blue (181, 144, 152).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 16% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#B59098 color codes

HEX	`#B59098`
RGB	`rgb(181, 144, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 56.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 16%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.37, 15.21, 1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.37, 15.25, 4.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.697, 32.039, 34.056)`
Decimal	`11899032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59098, 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 #B59098	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59098 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #B59098 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59098; }
.text { color: #b59098; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59098; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 144 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59098, #b59b90); }

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Questions

What color is #B59098?: #B59098 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B59098?: The RGB value is 181, 144, 152: 181 red, 144 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59098?: The complementary color is #90B5AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59098?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.