What color is #B95788?

#B95788 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mulberry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B95788?

The RGB value is 185, 87, 136: 185 red, 87 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B95788?

The complementary color is #57B988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B95788?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B95788 color

#B95788 rgb(185, 87, 136)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B95788 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 34.1% green and 53.3% blue (185, 87, 136).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 41% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 26% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mulberry (#C54B8C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#B95788 color codes

HEX	`#B95788`
RGB	`rgb(185, 87, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 34.1%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 41%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 53%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 26%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.58, 45.15, -8.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.58, 45.93, 349.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.861, 18.911, 25.471)`
Decimal	`12146568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B95788, 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 #B95788	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B95788 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #B95788 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b95788; }
.text { color: #b95788; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b95788; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 87 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b95788, #b95757); }

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Questions

What color is #B95788?: #B95788 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mulberry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B95788?: The RGB value is 185, 87, 136: 185 red, 87 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B95788?: The complementary color is #57B988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B95788?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.