What color is #B98A97?

#B98A97 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 #B98A97?

The RGB value is 185, 138, 151: 185 red, 138 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B98A97?

The complementary color is #8AB9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B98A97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B98A97 color

#B98A97 rgb(185, 138, 151)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B98A97 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 54.1% green and 59.2% blue (185, 138, 151).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 25% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 18% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#B98A97 color codes

HEX	`#B98A97`
RGB	`rgb(185, 138, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 54.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 25%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 18%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.28, 19.89, 0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.28, 19.9, 0.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.682, 30.727, 33.376)`
Decimal	`12159639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B98A97, 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 #B98A97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B98A97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	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 #B98A97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b98a97; }
.text { color: #b98a97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b98a97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 138 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b98a97, #b9958a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B98A97?: #B98A97 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 #B98A97?: The RGB value is 185, 138, 151: 185 red, 138 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B98A97?: The complementary color is #8AB9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B98A97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.