What color is #B78896?

#B78896 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 #B78896?

The RGB value is 183, 136, 150: 183 red, 136 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B78896?

The complementary color is #88B7A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B78896?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B78896 color

#B78896 rgb(183, 136, 150)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B78896 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 53.3% green and 58.8% blue (183, 136, 150).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 25% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 18% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#B78896 color codes

HEX	`#B78896`
RGB	`rgb(183, 136, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 53.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 25%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 26%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 18%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.55, 20.1, -0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.55, 20.11, 358.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.838, 29.879, 32.833)`
Decimal	`12028054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B78896, 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 #B78896	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B78896 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #B78896 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b78896; }
.text { color: #b78896; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b78896; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 136 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b78896, #b79188); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B78896?: #B78896 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 #B78896?: The RGB value is 183, 136, 150: 183 red, 136 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B78896?: The complementary color is #88B7A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B78896?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.