What color is #B68C9F?

#B68C9F is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B68C9F?

The RGB value is 182, 140, 159: 182 red, 140 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B68C9F?

The complementary color is #8CB6A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B68C9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B68C9F color

#B68C9F rgb(182, 140, 159)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B68C9F is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 54.9% green and 62.4% blue (182, 140, 159).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 22% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 13% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#B68C9F color codes

HEX	`#B68C9F`
RGB	`rgb(182, 140, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 54.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 22%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 23%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 13%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.68, 18.99, -3.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.68, 19.38, 348.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.927, 31.206, 36.978)`
Decimal	`11963551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B68C9F, 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 #B68C9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B68C9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #B68C9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b68c9f; }
.text { color: #b68c9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b68c9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 140 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b68c9f, #b68e8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B68C9F?: #B68C9F is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B68C9F?: The RGB value is 182, 140, 159: 182 red, 140 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B68C9F?: The complementary color is #8CB6A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B68C9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.