What color is #B94A68?

#B94A68 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve It. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B94A68?

The RGB value is 185, 74, 104: 185 red, 74 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B94A68?

The complementary color is #4AB99B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B94A68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B94A68 color

#B94A68 rgb(185, 74, 104)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B94A68 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 29% green and 40.8% blue (185, 74, 104).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 44% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 44% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mauve It (#BB4466), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#B94A68 color codes

HEX	`#B94A68`
RGB	`rgb(185, 74, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 29%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 44%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 60%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 44%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.25, 47.53, 5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.25, 47.9, 7.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.957, 16.214, 14.909)`
Decimal	`12143208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B94A68, 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 #B94A68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B94A68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #B94A68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b94a68; }
.text { color: #b94a68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b94a68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 74 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b94a68, #b9644a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerise.

Questions

What color is #B94A68?: #B94A68 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve It. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B94A68?: The RGB value is 185, 74, 104: 185 red, 74 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B94A68?: The complementary color is #4AB99B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B94A68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.