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#B6909F Color

#B6909F is rgb(182, 144, 159) in RGB, hsl(336, 21%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 13%, 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 6.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B6909F
HEX#B6909F
RGBrgb(182, 144, 159)
HSLhsl(336, 21%, 64%)
HSVhsv(336, 21%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 13%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(69.3% 0.05 352.9)
LABlab(63.76% 16.58 -2.18)
LCHlch(63.76% 16.73 352.50)

What #B6909F 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 #B6909F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Lavender#B48395ΔE 6.11Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 7.23Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 8.57Tuscany#C09999ΔE 8.76Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 9.19Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 9.53

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

#B6909F Channel Values

How #B6909F 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 144 · B 1598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 336° · S 21% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 336° · S 21% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 13% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.81:1 vs white · 7.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B6909F 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 text2.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B6909F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B6909F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B6909F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B6909F
Complementary
#90B6A7
Analogous
#B690B3
Analogous
#B69490
Triadic
#9FB690
Triadic
#909FB6
Split comp.
#90B694
Split comp.
#90B3B6

Tints & Shades of #B6909F

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

#C19FAD
#CBAFBA
#D5BEC7
#DDCBD2
#E7DADF
#F1E9EC

Shades

#A47487
#915F73
#754D5D
#5D3C49
#412A33
#281A20

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B6909F.

How #B6909F 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#B6909F
Protanopia#97979F
Protanomaly#A5949F
Deuteranopia#9E9E9E
Deuteranomaly#A8999E
Tritanopia#B49292
Tritanomaly#B59197
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B6909F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b6909f: #B6909F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B6909F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b6909f': '#B6909F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.565, blue: 0.624)
Android XML<color name="color_b6909f">#B6909F</color>
SVG fillfill="#B6909F"

More Pink Colors

#B6909F sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B6909F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B6909F?

#B6909F is a light pink — rgb(182, 144, 159) in RGB and hsl(336, 21%, 64%) 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 6.11.

What is the RGB value of #B6909F?

#B6909F is rgb(182, 144, 159) — red 182, green 144, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B6909F?

#B6909F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 13%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B6909F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B6909F scores 2.81:1 against white and 7.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B6909F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B6909F 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 9.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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