What color is #B88CA0?

#B88CA0 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 #B88CA0?

The RGB value is 184, 140, 160: 184 red, 140 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B88CA0?

The complementary color is #8CB8A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B88CA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B88CA0 color

#B88CA0 rgb(184, 140, 160)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B88CA0 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 54.9% green and 62.7% blue (184, 140, 160).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 24% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 13% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#B88CA0 color codes

HEX	`#B88CA0`
RGB	`rgb(184, 140, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 54.9%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 24%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 24%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 13%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.92, 19.89, -4.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.92, 20.31, 348.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.49, 31.486, 37.459)`
Decimal	`12094624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B88CA0, 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 #B88CA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B88CA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #B88CA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b88ca0; }
.text { color: #b88ca0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b88ca0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 140 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b88ca0, #b88e8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B88CA0?: #B88CA0 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 #B88CA0?: The RGB value is 184, 140, 160: 184 red, 140 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B88CA0?: The complementary color is #8CB8A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B88CA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.