What color is #B692A5?

#B692A5 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B692A5?

The RGB value is 182, 146, 165: 182 red, 146 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B692A5?

The complementary color is #92B6A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B692A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B692A5 color

#B692A5 rgb(182, 146, 165)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B692A5 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 57.3% green and 64.7% blue (182, 146, 165).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 9% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#B692A5 color codes

HEX	`#B692A5`
RGB	`rgb(182, 146, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 57.3%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 9%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.34, 16.68, -4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.34, 17.37, 343.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.361, 33.221, 40.087)`
Decimal	`11965093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B692A5, 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 #B692A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B692A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #B692A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b692a5; }
.text { color: #b692a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b692a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 146 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b692a5, #b69293); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B692A5?: #B692A5 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B692A5?: The RGB value is 182, 146, 165: 182 red, 146 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B692A5?: The complementary color is #92B6A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B692A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.