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#B68698 Color

#B68698 is rgb(182, 134, 152) in RGB, hsl(338, 25%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 16%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Lavender (#B48395), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B68698
HEX#B68698
RGBrgb(182, 134, 152)
HSLhsl(338, 25%, 62%)
HSVhsv(338, 26%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 16%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.063 354.6)
LABlab(61.13% 21.01 -2.03)
LCHlch(61.13% 21.11 354.48)

What #B68698 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 #B68698, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Lavender#B48395ΔE 1.14Puce#CC8899ΔE 9.09Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 9.11Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 9.56Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 9.99Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 10.8

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

#B68698 Channel Values

How #B68698 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 182 · G 134 · B 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 338° · S 25% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 338° · S 26% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 16% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.06:1 vs white · 6.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B68698 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 text6.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B68698 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B68698

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B68698; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B68698
Complementary
#86B6A5
Analogous
#B686B0
Analogous
#B68C86
Triadic
#98B686
Triadic
#8698B6
Split comp.
#86B68C
Split comp.
#86B0B6

Tints & Shades of #B68698

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

#C096A5
#C9A6B3
#D3B6C0
#DEC9D1
#E8D9DE
#F2E9EC

Shades

#A76C82
#8F566B
#764758
#5C3745
#432832
#26171D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B68698.

How #B68698 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#B68698
Protanopia#909098
Protanomaly#A08C98
Deuteranopia#989897
Deuteranomaly#A59197
Tritanopia#B48888
Tritanomaly#B5878F
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B68698 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b68698: #B68698;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B68698;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b68698': '#B68698' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.525, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_b68698">#B68698</color>
SVG fillfill="#B68698"

More Pink Colors

#B68698 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B68698 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B68698?

#B68698 is a light pink — rgb(182, 134, 152) in RGB and hsl(338, 25%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Lavender (#B48395), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.14.

What is the RGB value of #B68698?

#B68698 is rgb(182, 134, 152) — red 182, green 134, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B68698?

#B68698 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 16%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B68698 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B68698 scores 3.06:1 against white and 6.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B68698 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B68698 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 9.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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