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#B47992 Color

#B47992 is rgb(180, 121, 146) in RGB, hsl(335, 28%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 19%, 29%) 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 5.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B47992
HEX#B47992
RGBrgb(180, 121, 146)
HSLhsl(335, 28%, 59%)
HSVhsv(335, 33%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 19%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(64.4% 0.08 352.5)
LABlab(57.66% 26.41 -3.68)
LCHlch(57.66% 26.67 352.06)

What #B47992 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 #B47992, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Lavender#B48395ΔE 5.82Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 7.69Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 7.94Puce#CC8899ΔE 8.99Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 11.66Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 11.8

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

#B47992 Channel Values

How #B47992 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 180 · G 121 · B 1468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 28% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 33% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 19% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.45:1 vs white · 6.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B47992 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 text3.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B47992 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B47992

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B47992; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B47992
Complementary
#79B49B
Analogous
#B479AF
Analogous
#B47E79
Triadic
#92B479
Triadic
#7992B4
Split comp.
#79B47E
Split comp.
#79AFB4

Tints & Shades of #B47992

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

#BF8DA2
#C89DAF
#D3B1BF
#DCC1CC
#E7D5DC
#F0E5EA

Shades

#A55F7C
#8C4F69
#724055
#5B3344
#412531
#27161D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B47992.

How #B47992 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#B47992
Protanopia#858592
Protanomaly#9A8192
Deuteranopia#909090
Deuteranomaly#A08791
Tritanopia#B27D7D
Tritanomaly#B37B86
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B47992 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b47992: #B47992;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B47992;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b47992': '#B47992' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.475, blue: 0.573)
Android XML<color name="color_b47992">#B47992</color>
SVG fillfill="#B47992"

More Pink Colors

#B47992 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B47992 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B47992?

#B47992 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(180, 121, 146) in RGB and hsl(335, 28%, 59%) 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 5.82.

What is the RGB value of #B47992?

#B47992 is rgb(180, 121, 146) — red 180, green 121, and blue 146 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B47992?

#B47992 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 19%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B47992 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B47992 scores 3.45:1 against white and 6.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B47992 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B47992 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 15.14, which is visibly different.

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