What color is #B87B93?

#B87B93 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B87B93?

The RGB value is 184, 123, 147: 184 red, 123 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B87B93?

The complementary color is #7BB8A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B87B93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B87B93 color

#B87B93 rgb(184, 123, 147)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B87B93 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 48.2% green and 57.6% blue (184, 123, 147).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 30% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 20% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Prehistoric Pink (#C3738D), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#B87B93 color codes

HEX	`#B87B93`
RGB	`rgb(184, 123, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 48.2%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 30%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 33%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 20%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.48, 27.24, -3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.48, 27.43, 353.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.117, 26.465, 31.015)`
Decimal	`12090259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B87B93, 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 #B87B93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B87B93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #B87B93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b87b93; }
.text { color: #b87b93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b87b93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 123 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b87b93, #b8827b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #B87B93?: #B87B93 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B87B93?: The RGB value is 184, 123, 147: 184 red, 123 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B87B93?: The complementary color is #7BB8A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B87B93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.