What color is #B98796?

#B98796 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B98796?

The RGB value is 185, 135, 150: 185 red, 135 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B98796?

The complementary color is #87B9AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B98796?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B98796 color

#B98796 rgb(185, 135, 150)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B98796 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 52.9% green and 58.8% blue (185, 135, 150).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 26% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#B98796 color codes

HEX	`#B98796`
RGB	`rgb(185, 135, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 52.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 26%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.52, 21.41, -0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.52, 21.41, 358.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.177, 29.846, 32.809)`
Decimal	`12158870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B98796, 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 #B98796	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B98796 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #B98796 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b98796; }
.text { color: #b98796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b98796; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 135 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b98796, #b99187); }

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Questions

What color is #B98796?: #B98796 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B98796?: The RGB value is 185, 135, 150: 185 red, 135 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B98796?: The complementary color is #87B9AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B98796?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.