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#B1687E Color

#B1687E is rgb(177, 104, 126) in RGB, hsl(342, 32%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 29%, 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 5.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B1687E
HEX#B1687E
RGBrgb(177, 104, 126)
HSLhsl(342, 32%, 55%)
HSVhsv(342, 41%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 29%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.097 1)
LABlab(52.92% 32.01 1.04)
LCHlch(52.92% 32.03 1.85)

What #B1687E 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 #B1687E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 5.03Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 6.4Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 6.4Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 11.65Puce#CC8899ΔE 11.85English Lavender#B48395ΔE 13.08

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

#B1687E Channel Values

How #B1687E 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 177 · G 104 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 342° · S 32% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 342° · S 41% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 29% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.08:1 vs white · 5.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B1687E 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 text4.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B1687E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B1687E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B1687E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B1687E
Complementary
#68B19B
Analogous
#B168A2
Analogous
#B17668
Triadic
#7EB168
Triadic
#687EB1
Split comp.
#68B176
Split comp.
#68A2B1

Tints & Shades of #B1687E

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

#BB7C8F
#C690A0
#D0A4B1
#DCBCC5
#E7D0D7
#F1E4E8

Shades

#A2536B
#874559
#6F3949
#582D3A
#40212A
#251318

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B1687E.

How #B1687E 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#B1687E
Protanopia#79797E
Protanomaly#93727E
Deuteranopia#86867C
Deuteranomaly#997B7D
Tritanopia#AF6B6B
Tritanomaly#B06A73
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B1687E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b1687e: #B1687E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B1687E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b1687e': '#B1687E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.408, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_b1687e">#B1687E</color>
SVG fillfill="#B1687E"

More Pink Colors

#B1687E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B1687E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B1687E?

#B1687E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(177, 104, 126) in RGB and hsl(342, 32%, 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 5.03.

What is the RGB value of #B1687E?

#B1687E is rgb(177, 104, 126) — red 177, green 104, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B1687E?

#B1687E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 29%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B1687E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B1687E scores 4.08:1 against white and 5.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B1687E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B1687E 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 15.6, which is visibly different.

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