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#B08795 Color

#B08795 is rgb(176, 135, 149) in RGB, hsl(340, 21%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 15%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Lavender (#B48395), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B08795
HEX#B08795
RGBrgb(176, 135, 149)
HSLhsl(340, 21%, 61%)
HSVhsv(340, 23%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 15%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.053 356.3)
LABlab(60.65% 17.80 -1.13)
LCHlch(60.65% 17.84 356.38)

What #B08795 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 #B08795, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Lavender#B48395ΔE 3.78Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 7.96Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 8.68Tuscany#C09999ΔE 9.76Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 9.83Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 10.92

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

#B08795 Channel Values

How #B08795 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 135 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 340° · S 21% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 340° · S 23% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 15% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.11:1 vs white · 6.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B08795 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 text3.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B08795 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B08795

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B08795; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B08795
Complementary
#87B0A3
Analogous
#B087A9
Analogous
#B08E87
Triadic
#95B087
Triadic
#8795B0
Split comp.
#87B08E
Split comp.
#87A9B0

Tints & Shades of #B08795

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.

Tints

#BB96A2
#C7A9B3
#D1B8C0
#DBC7CE
#E5D7DC
#F1E9EC

Shades

#A06E7F
#8B5B6B
#724B58
#563842
#3E282F
#25181C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B08795.

How #B08795 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#B08795
Protanopia#8F8F95
Protanomaly#9D8C95
Deuteranopia#969694
Deuteranomaly#A19094
Tritanopia#AF8989
Tritanomaly#AF888E
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B08795 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b08795: #B08795;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B08795;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b08795': '#B08795' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.529, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_b08795">#B08795</color>
SVG fillfill="#B08795"

More Pink Colors

#B08795 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B08795 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B08795?

#B08795 is a light pink — rgb(176, 135, 149) in RGB and hsl(340, 21%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Lavender (#B48395), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.78.

What is the RGB value of #B08795?

#B08795 is rgb(176, 135, 149) — red 176, green 135, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B08795?

#B08795 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 15%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B08795 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B08795 scores 3.11:1 against white and 6.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B08795 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B08795 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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