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#B28A95 Color

#B28A95 is rgb(178, 138, 149) in RGB, hsl(344, 21%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 16%, 30%) 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 5.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B28A95
HEX#B28A95
RGBrgb(178, 138, 149)
HSLhsl(344, 21%, 62%)
HSVhsv(344, 22%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 16%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.051 0.3)
LABlab(61.61% 16.98 0.29)
LCHlch(61.61% 16.98 0.98)

What #B28A95 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 #B28A95, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Lavender#B48395ΔE 5.19Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 7.04Tuscany#C09999ΔE 7.91Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 9.27Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 9.72Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 10.75

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

#B28A95 Channel Values

How #B28A95 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 178 · G 138 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 344° · S 21% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 344° · S 22% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 16% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.02:1 vs white · 6.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B28A95 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 text3.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B28A95 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B28A95

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B28A95; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B28A95
Complementary
#8AB2A8
Analogous
#B28AA9
Analogous
#B2938A
Triadic
#95B28A
Triadic
#8A95B2
Split comp.
#8AB293
Split comp.
#8AA9B2

Tints & Shades of #B28A95

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

#BD99A3
#C7A9B1
#D1B8BF
#DDCBCF
#E7DADD
#F1E9EB

Shades

#A2717E
#8B5B68
#724B55
#593A43
#412A30
#25181C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B28A95.

How #B28A95 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#B28A95
Protanopia#929295
Protanomaly#A08F95
Deuteranopia#999994
Deuteranomaly#A39394
Tritanopia#B18B8B
Tritanomaly#B18B8F
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B28A95 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b28a95: #B28A95;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B28A95;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b28a95': '#B28A95' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.541, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_b28a95">#B28A95</color>
SVG fillfill="#B28A95"

More Pink Colors

#B28A95 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B28A95 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B28A95?

#B28A95 is a light pink — rgb(178, 138, 149) in RGB and hsl(344, 21%, 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 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #B28A95?

#B28A95 is rgb(178, 138, 149) — red 178, green 138, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B28A95?

#B28A95 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 16%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B28A95 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B28A95 scores 3.02:1 against white and 6.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B28A95 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B28A95 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 7.04, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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