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#B08D98 Color

#B08D98 is rgb(176, 141, 152) in RGB, hsl(341, 18%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 14%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Lavender (#B48395), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B08D98
HEX#B08D98
RGBrgb(176, 141, 152)
HSLhsl(341, 18%, 62%)
HSVhsv(341, 20%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 14%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(67.9% 0.045 357.6)
LABlab(62.22% 14.99 -0.56)
LCHlch(62.22% 15.00 357.86)

What #B08D98 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 #B08D98, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Lavender#B48395ΔE 6.94Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 7.7Tuscany#C09999ΔE 7.92Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 8.1Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 8.62Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 9

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

#B08D98 Channel Values

How #B08D98 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 141 · B 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 341° · S 18% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 341° · S 20% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 14% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.95:1 vs white · 7.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B08D98 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 text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B08D98 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B08D98

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B08D98; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B08D98
Complementary
#8DB0A4
Analogous
#B08DA9
Analogous
#B0938D
Triadic
#98B08D
Triadic
#8D98B0
Split comp.
#8DB093
Split comp.
#8DA9B0

Tints & Shades of #B08D98

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

#BA9CA5
#C4ABB3
#CFBAC0
#DBCCD1
#E6DBDE
#F0EAEC

Shades

#9F7582
#875E6B
#6F4D58
#573D45
#3F2C32
#24191D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B08D98.

How #B08D98 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#B08D98
Protanopia#949498
Protanomaly#A09198
Deuteranopia#9A9A97
Deuteranomaly#A39597
Tritanopia#AF8E8E
Tritanomaly#AF8E92
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B08D98 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b08d98: #B08D98;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B08D98;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b08d98': '#B08D98' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.553, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_b08d98">#B08D98</color>
SVG fillfill="#B08D98"

More Pink Colors

#B08D98 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B08D98 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B08D98?

#B08D98 is a light pink — rgb(176, 141, 152) in RGB and hsl(341, 18%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Lavender (#B48395), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.94.

What is the RGB value of #B08D98?

#B08D98 is rgb(176, 141, 152) — red 176, green 141, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B08D98?

#B08D98 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 14%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B08D98 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B08D98 scores 2.95:1 against white and 7.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B08D98 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B08D98 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 8.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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