What color is #B9617B?

#B9617B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9617B?

The RGB value is 185, 97, 123: 185 red, 97 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9617B?

The complementary color is #61B99F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9617B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9617B color

#B9617B rgb(185, 97, 123)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B9617B is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 38% green and 48.2% blue (185, 97, 123).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 39% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 34% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#B9617B color codes

HEX	`#B9617B`
RGB	`rgb(185, 97, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 38%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 39%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 48%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 34%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.17, 38.29, 1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.17, 38.33, 2.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.859, 20.296, 21.185)`
Decimal	`12149115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9617B, 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 #B9617B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B9617B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #B9617B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9617b; }
.text { color: #b9617b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9617b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 97 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9617b, #b97361); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B9617B?: #B9617B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9617B?: The RGB value is 185, 97, 123: 185 red, 97 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9617B?: The complementary color is #61B99F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9617B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.