What color is #B7909C?

#B7909C 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 #B7909C?

The RGB value is 183, 144, 156: 183 red, 144 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7909C?

The complementary color is #90B7AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7909C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7909C color

#B7909C rgb(183, 144, 156)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B7909C is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 56.5% green and 61.2% blue (183, 144, 156).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 21% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 15% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#B7909C color codes

HEX	`#B7909C`
RGB	`rgb(183, 144, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 56.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 21%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 21%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 15%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.68, 16.62, -0.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.68, 16.63, 357.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.502, 32.415, 35.833)`
Decimal	`12030108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7909C, 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 #B7909C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7909C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #B7909C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7909c; }
.text { color: #b7909c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7909c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 144 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7909c, #b79890); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B7909C?: #B7909C 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 #B7909C?: The RGB value is 183, 144, 156: 183 red, 144 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7909C?: The complementary color is #90B7AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7909C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.