What color is #B5909F?

#B5909F is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5909F?

The RGB value is 181, 144, 159: 181 red, 144 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5909F?

The complementary color is #90B5A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5909F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5909F color

#B5909F rgb(181, 144, 159)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B5909F is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 56.5% green and 62.4% blue (181, 144, 159).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 12% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#B5909F color codes

HEX	`#B5909F`
RGB	`rgb(181, 144, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 56.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 12%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.57, 16.39, -2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.57, 16.59, 351.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.287, 32.275, 37.165)`
Decimal	`11899039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5909F, 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 #B5909F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5909F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #B5909F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5909f; }
.text { color: #b5909f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5909f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 144 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5909f, #b59490); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B5909F?: #B5909F is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5909F?: The RGB value is 181, 144, 159: 181 red, 144 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5909F?: The complementary color is #90B5A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5909F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.