What color is #B88B99?

#B88B99 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 #B88B99?

The RGB value is 184, 139, 153: 184 red, 139 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B88B99?

The complementary color is #8BB8AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B88B99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B88B99 color

#B88B99 rgb(184, 139, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B88B99 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 54.5% green and 60% blue (184, 139, 153).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 24% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 17% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#B88B99 color codes

HEX	`#B88B99`
RGB	`rgb(184, 139, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 54.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 24%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 24%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 17%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.47, 19.29, -0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.47, 19.3, 357.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.75, 30.957, 34.276)`
Decimal	`12094361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B88B99, 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 #B88B99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B88B99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	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 #B88B99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b88b99; }
.text { color: #b88b99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b88b99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 139 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b88b99, #b8938b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B88B99?: #B88B99 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 #B88B99?: The RGB value is 184, 139, 153: 184 red, 139 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B88B99?: The complementary color is #8BB8AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B88B99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.