What color is #B6878E?

#B6878E 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 #B6878E?

The RGB value is 182, 135, 142: 182 red, 135 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6878E?

The complementary color is #87B6AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6878E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6878E color

#B6878E rgb(182, 135, 142)

Shades of red

The hex color #B6878E is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 52.9% green and 55.7% blue (182, 135, 142).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 24% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 22% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#B6878E color codes

HEX	`#B6878E`
RGB	`rgb(182, 135, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 52.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 24%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 26%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 22%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.98, 19.03, 3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.98, 19.31, 9.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.838, 29.228, 29.498)`
Decimal	`11962254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6878E, 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 #B6878E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B6878E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #B6878E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6878e; }
.text { color: #b6878e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6878e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 135 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6878e, #b69887); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B6878E?: #B6878E 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 #B6878E?: The RGB value is 182, 135, 142: 182 red, 135 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6878E?: The complementary color is #87B6AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6878E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.