What color is #B97E87?

#B97E87 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B97E87?

The RGB value is 185, 126, 135: 185 red, 126 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B97E87?

The complementary color is #7EB9B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B97E87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B97E87 color

#B97E87 rgb(185, 126, 135)

Shades of red

The hex color #B97E87 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 49.4% green and 52.9% blue (185, 126, 135).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 30% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 27% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#B97E87 color codes

HEX	`#B97E87`
RGB	`rgb(185, 126, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 49.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 30%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 32%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 27%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.96, 24.15, 4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.96, 24.56, 10.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.842, 26.987, 26.449)`
Decimal	`12156551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B97E87, 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 #B97E87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B97E87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #B97E87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b97e87; }
.text { color: #b97e87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b97e87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 126 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b97e87, #b9937e); }

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Questions

What color is #B97E87?: #B97E87 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B97E87?: The RGB value is 185, 126, 135: 185 red, 126 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B97E87?: The complementary color is #7EB9B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B97E87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.