What color is #B6718E?

#B6718E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinky Pickle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6718E?

The RGB value is 182, 113, 142: 182 red, 113 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6718E?

The complementary color is #71B699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6718E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6718E color

#B6718E rgb(182, 113, 142)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B6718E is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 44.3% green and 55.7% blue (182, 113, 142).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 32% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 22% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pinky Pickle (#B96D8E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#B6718E color codes

HEX	`#B6718E`
RGB	`rgb(182, 113, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 44.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 32%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 38%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 22%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.8, 31.27, -4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.8, 31.55, 352.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.08, 23.71, 28.578)`
Decimal	`11956622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6718E, 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 #B6718E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B6718E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #B6718E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6718e; }
.text { color: #b6718e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6718e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 113 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6718e, #b67771); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #B6718E?: #B6718E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinky Pickle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6718E?: The RGB value is 182, 113, 142: 182 red, 113 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6718E?: The complementary color is #71B699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6718E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.