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#B16882 Color

#B16882 is rgb(177, 104, 130) in RGB, hsl(339, 32%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 27%, 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 6.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B16882
HEX#B16882
RGBrgb(177, 104, 130)
HSLhsl(339, 32%, 55%)
HSVhsv(339, 41%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 27%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.098 357.6)
LABlab(53.01% 32.42 -1.18)
LCHlch(53.01% 32.44 357.92)

What #B16882 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 #B16882, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 6.57Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 7.41Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 8.55Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 12.22Puce#CC8899ΔE 12.3English Lavender#B48395ΔE 13.07

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

#B16882 Channel Values

How #B16882 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 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 339° · S 32% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 339° · S 41% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 27% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.06:1 vs white · 5.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B16882 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 text4.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B16882 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B16882

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B16882; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B16882
Complementary
#68B197
Analogous
#B168A6
Analogous
#B17368
Triadic
#81B168
Triadic
#6881B1
Split comp.
#68B173
Split comp.
#68A6B1

Tints & Shades of #B16882

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

#BB7C92
#C690A3
#D0A4B4
#DCBCC7
#E7D0D8
#F1E4E9

Shades

#A2536F
#87455C
#6F394C
#582D3C
#40212C
#251319

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B16882.

How #B16882 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#B16882
Protanopia#797982
Protanomaly#937282
Deuteranopia#868680
Deuteranomaly#997B81
Tritanopia#AF6C6C
Tritanomaly#B06A75
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B16882 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b16882: #B16882;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B16882;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b16882': '#B16882' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.408, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_b16882">#B16882</color>
SVG fillfill="#B16882"

More Pink Colors

#B16882 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B16882 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B16882?

#B16882 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(177, 104, 130) in RGB and hsl(339, 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 6.57.

What is the RGB value of #B16882?

#B16882 is rgb(177, 104, 130) — red 177, green 104, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B16882?

#B16882 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 27%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B16882 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B16882 scores 4.06:1 against white and 5.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B16882 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B16882 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 15.38, which is visibly different.

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