What color is #B92C54?

#B92C54 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Minted Blueberry Lemonade. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B92C54?

The RGB value is 185, 44, 84: 185 red, 44 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B92C54?

The complementary color is #2CB991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B92C54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B92C54 color

#B92C54 rgb(185, 44, 84)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B92C54 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 17.3% green and 32.9% blue (185, 44, 84).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 62% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 55% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Minted Blueberry Lemonade (#B32651), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#B92C54 color codes

HEX	`#B92C54`
RGB	`rgb(185, 44, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 17.3%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 62%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 76%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 55%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.4, 57.64, 11.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.4, 58.77, 11.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.511, 12.759, 9.663)`
Decimal	`12135508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B92C54, 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 #B92C54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B92C54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #B92C54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b92c54; }
.text { color: #b92c54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b92c54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 44 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b92c54, #b94b2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ruby.

Questions

What color is #B92C54?: #B92C54 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Minted Blueberry Lemonade. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B92C54?: The RGB value is 185, 44, 84: 185 red, 44 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B92C54?: The complementary color is #2CB991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B92C54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.