What color is #B95A80?

#B95A80 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fat Smooch. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B95A80?

The RGB value is 185, 90, 128: 185 red, 90 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B95A80?

The complementary color is #5AB993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B95A80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B95A80 color

#B95A80 rgb(185, 90, 128)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B95A80 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 35.3% green and 50.2% blue (185, 90, 128).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 40% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 31% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Fat Smooch (#C1537D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#B95A80 color codes

HEX	`#B95A80`
RGB	`rgb(185, 90, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 35.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 40%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 51%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 31%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.91, 42.56, -3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.91, 42.68, 355.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.561, 19.188, 22.67)`
Decimal	`12147328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B95A80, 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 #B95A80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B95A80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #B95A80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b95a80; }
.text { color: #b95a80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b95a80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 90 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b95a80, #b9635a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #B95A80?: #B95A80 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fat Smooch. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B95A80?: The RGB value is 185, 90, 128: 185 red, 90 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B95A80?: The complementary color is #5AB993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B95A80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.