What color is #B8607F?

#B8607F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8607F?

The RGB value is 184, 96, 127: 184 red, 96 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8607F?

The complementary color is #60B899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8607F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8607F color

#B8607F rgb(184, 96, 127)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B8607F is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 37.6% green and 49.8% blue (184, 96, 127).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 38% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 31% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#B8607F color codes

HEX	`#B8607F`
RGB	`rgb(184, 96, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 37.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 38%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 48%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 31%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.94, 38.98, -1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.94, 39, 358.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.782, 20.091, 22.489)`
Decimal	`12083327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8607F, 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 #B8607F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B8607F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #B8607F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8607f; }
.text { color: #b8607f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8607f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 96 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8607f, #b86d60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #B8607F?: #B8607F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8607F?: The RGB value is 184, 96, 127: 184 red, 96 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8607F?: The complementary color is #60B899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8607F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.