What color is #B8236E?

#B8236E is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Hibiscus. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8236E?

The RGB value is 184, 35, 110: 184 red, 35 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8236E?

The complementary color is #23B86D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8236E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8236E color

#B8236E rgb(184, 35, 110)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B8236E is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 13.7% green and 43.1% blue (184, 35, 110).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 68% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 81% magenta, 40% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Hibiscus (#B6316C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#B8236E color codes

HEX	`#B8236E`
RGB	`rgb(184, 35, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 13.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 68%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 81%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 81%, 40%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.03, 62.27, -5.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.03, 62.5, 355.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.184, 12.521, 15.945)`
Decimal	`12067694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8236E, 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 #B8236E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B8236E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	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 #B8236E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8236e; }
.text { color: #b8236e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8236e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 35 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8236e, #b82323); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #B8236E?: #B8236E is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Hibiscus. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8236E?: The RGB value is 184, 35, 110: 184 red, 35 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8236E?: The complementary color is #23B86D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8236E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.