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#B06985 Color

#B06985 is rgb(176, 105, 133) in RGB, hsl(336, 31%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 24%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turkish Rose (#B57281), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B06985
HEX#B06985
RGBrgb(176, 105, 133)
HSLhsl(336, 31%, 55%)
HSVhsv(336, 40%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 24%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0.097 355.2)
LABlab(53.18% 31.85 -2.72)
LCHlch(53.18% 31.96 355.11)

What #B06985 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B06985, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#B06985 Channel Values

How #B06985 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 176 · G 105 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 336° · S 31% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 336° · S 40% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 40% · Y 24% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.03:1 vs white · 5.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B06985 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B06985

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B06985; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #B06985

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B06985.

How #B06985 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B06985
Protanopia#797985
Protanomaly#927385
Deuteranopia#868683
Deuteranomaly#997B84
Tritanopia#AE6D6D
Tritanomaly#AF6B77
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B06985 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b06985: #B06985;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B06985;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b06985': '#B06985' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.412, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_b06985">#B06985</color>
SVG fillfill="#B06985"

More Pink Colors

#B06985 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B06985 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B06985?

#B06985 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(176, 105, 133) in RGB and hsl(336, 31%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turkish Rose (#B57281), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.41.

What is the RGB value of #B06985?

#B06985 is rgb(176, 105, 133) — red 176, green 105, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B06985?

#B06985 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 24%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B06985 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B06985 scores 4.03:1 against white and 5.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B06985 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B06985 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 16.09, which is visibly different.

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