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#B48891 Color

#B48891 is rgb(180, 136, 145) in RGB, hsl(348, 23%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 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 5.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B48891
HEX#B48891
RGBrgb(180, 136, 145)
HSLhsl(348, 23%, 62%)
HSVhsv(348, 24%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 19%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.055 5)
LABlab(61.24% 18.34 2.06)
LCHlch(61.24% 18.46 6.41)

What #B48891 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 #B48891, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Lavender#B48395ΔE 5.12Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 5.58Tuscany#C09999ΔE 7.58Burnished Brown#A17A74ΔE 10.26Puce#CC8899ΔE 10.54Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 10.6

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

#B48891 Channel Values

How #B48891 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 136 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 348° · S 23% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 348° · S 24% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 19% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.06:1 vs white · 6.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B48891 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 text3.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B48891 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B48891

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B48891; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B48891
Complementary
#88B4AB
Analogous
#B488A7
Analogous
#B49588
Triadic
#91B488
Triadic
#8891B4
Split comp.
#88B495
Split comp.
#88A7B4

Tints & Shades of #B48891

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

#BE979F
#C8A7AE
#D2B7BC
#DECACE
#E7D9DC
#F1E9EB

Shades

#A56F7A
#8D5863
#744951
#5B3940
#42292E
#26181A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B48891.

How #B48891 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#B48891
Protanopia#919191
Protanomaly#A08D91
Deuteranopia#989890
Deuteranomaly#A49290
Tritanopia#B38989
Tritanomaly#B3898C
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B48891 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b48891: #B48891;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B48891;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b48891': '#B48891' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.533, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_b48891">#B48891</color>
SVG fillfill="#B48891"

More Red Colors

#B48891 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#B48891 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B48891?

#B48891 is a light red — rgb(180, 136, 145) in RGB and hsl(348, 23%, 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 5.12.

What is the RGB value of #B48891?

#B48891 is rgb(180, 136, 145) — red 180, green 136, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B48891?

#B48891 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 19%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B48891 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B48891 scores 3.06:1 against white and 6.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B48891 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B48891 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 5.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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