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#B16886 Color

#B16886 is rgb(177, 104, 134) in RGB, hsl(335, 32%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 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 8.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B16886
HEX#B16886
RGBrgb(177, 104, 134)
HSLhsl(335, 32%, 55%)
HSVhsv(335, 41%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 24%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0.1 354.4)
LABlab(53.11% 32.85 -3.38)
LCHlch(53.11% 33.02 354.12)

What #B16886 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 #B16886, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 8.44Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 8.89Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 10.73Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 12.18Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 12.97Puce#CC8899ΔE 13.13

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

#B16886 Channel Values

How #B16886 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 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 32% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 41% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 24% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.04:1 vs white · 5.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B16886 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 text4.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B16886 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B16886

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B16886; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B16886
Complementary
#68B192
Analogous
#B168AB
Analogous
#B16E68
Triadic
#86B168
Triadic
#6886B1
Split comp.
#68B16E
Split comp.
#68ABB1

Tints & Shades of #B16886

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

#BB7C96
#C690A6
#D0A4B6
#DCBCC9
#E7D0D9
#F1E4EA

Shades

#A25374
#874561
#6F3950
#582D3F
#40212E
#25131B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B16886.

How #B16886 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#B16886
Protanopia#797986
Protanomaly#937286
Deuteranopia#868684
Deuteranomaly#997B85
Tritanopia#AF6C6C
Tritanomaly#B06B77
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B16886 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b16886: #B16886;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B16886;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b16886': '#B16886' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.408, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_b16886">#B16886</color>
SVG fillfill="#B16886"

More Pink Colors

#B16886 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B16886 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B16886?

#B16886 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(177, 104, 134) in RGB and hsl(335, 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 8.44.

What is the RGB value of #B16886?

#B16886 is rgb(177, 104, 134) — red 177, green 104, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B16886?

#B16886 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 24%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B16886 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B16886 scores 4.04:1 against white and 5.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B16886 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B16886 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 15.47, which is visibly different.

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