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#B16892 Color

#B16892 is rgb(177, 104, 146) in RGB, hsl(325, 32%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 18%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B16892
HEX#B16892
RGBrgb(177, 104, 146)
HSLhsl(325, 32%, 55%)
HSVhsv(325, 41%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 18%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.107 345.2)
LABlab(53.44% 34.21 -9.94)
LCHlch(53.44% 35.62 343.80)

What #B16892 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 #B16892, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearly Purple#B768A2ΔE 8.48Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 10.69Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 11.05Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 12.38Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 12.54Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 12.96

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

#B16892 Channel Values

How #B16892 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 1468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 325° · S 32% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 325° · S 41% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 18% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.99:1 vs white · 5.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B16892 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 text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B16892 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B16892

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B16892; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B16892
Complementary
#68B186
Analogous
#AB68B1
Analogous
#B1686E
Triadic
#92B168
Triadic
#6892B1
Split comp.
#6EB168
Split comp.
#68B1AB

Tints & Shades of #B16892

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

#BB7CA1
#C690AF
#D0A4BE
#DCBCCF
#E7D0DD
#F1E4EC

Shades

#A25381
#87456B
#6F3959
#582D46
#402133
#25131E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B16892.

How #B16892 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#B16892
Protanopia#797992
Protanomaly#937292
Deuteranopia#868690
Deuteranomaly#997B91
Tritanopia#AE6E6E
Tritanomaly#AF6C7E
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B16892 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b16892: #B16892;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B16892;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b16892': '#B16892' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.408, blue: 0.573)
Android XML<color name="color_b16892">#B16892</color>
SVG fillfill="#B16892"

More Pink Colors

#B16892 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B16892 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B16892?

#B16892 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(177, 104, 146) in RGB and hsl(325, 32%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.48.

What is the RGB value of #B16892?

#B16892 is rgb(177, 104, 146) — red 177, green 104, and blue 146 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B16892?

#B16892 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 18%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B16892 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B16892 scores 3.99:1 against white and 5.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B16892 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B16892 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 17.48, which is visibly different.

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