What color is #B68597?

#B68597 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B68597?

The RGB value is 182, 133, 151: 182 red, 133 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B68597?

The complementary color is #85B6A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B68597?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B68597 color

#B68597 rgb(182, 133, 151)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B68597 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 52.2% green and 59.2% blue (182, 133, 151).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 25% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 17% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#B68597 color codes

HEX	`#B68597`
RGB	`rgb(182, 133, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 52.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 25%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 27%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 17%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.74, 21.57, -2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.74, 21.68, 354.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.265, 28.956, 33.109)`
Decimal	`11961751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B68597, 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 #B68597	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B68597 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #B68597 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b68597; }
.text { color: #b68597; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b68597; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 133 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b68597, #b68c85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B68597?: #B68597 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B68597?: The RGB value is 182, 133, 151: 182 red, 133 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B68597?: The complementary color is #85B6A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B68597?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.