What color is #B6869A?

#B6869A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6869A?

The RGB value is 182, 134, 154: 182 red, 134 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6869A?

The complementary color is #86B6A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6869A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6869A color

#B6869A rgb(182, 134, 154)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B6869A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 52.5% green and 60.4% blue (182, 134, 154).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 25% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 15% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#B6869A color codes

HEX	`#B6869A`
RGB	`rgb(182, 134, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 52.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 25%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 26%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 15%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.07, 21.51, -3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.07, 21.77, 351)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.649, 29.33, 34.454)`
Decimal	`11962010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6869A, 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 #B6869A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B6869A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #B6869A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6869a; }
.text { color: #b6869a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6869a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 134 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6869a, #b68a86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B6869A?: #B6869A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6869A?: The RGB value is 182, 134, 154: 182 red, 134 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6869A?: The complementary color is #86B6A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6869A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.