Skip to content

#B8616C Color

#B8616C is rgb(184, 97, 108) in RGB, hsl(352, 38%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 47%, 41%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rose Gold (#B76E79), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8616C
HEX#B8616C
RGBrgb(184, 97, 108)
HSLhsl(352, 38%, 55%)
HSVhsv(352, 47%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 41%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.112 13.1)
LABlab(52.00% 36.62 10.52)
LCHlch(52.00% 38.10 16.03)

What #B8616C 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 #B8616C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 7.5Middle Red Purple#A55353ΔE 8.84English Red#AB4B52ΔE 9.87Fuzzy Wuzzy#CC6666ΔE 11.1Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 11.33Redwood#A45A52ΔE 11.41

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

#B8616C Channel Values

How #B8616C 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 184 · G 97 · B 1088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 352° · S 38% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 352° · S 47% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 47% · Y 41% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.23:1 vs white · 4.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8616C 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 text4.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B8616C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B8616C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8616C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B8616C
Complementary
#61B8AC
Analogous
#B86198
Analogous
#B88161
Triadic
#6CB861
Triadic
#616CB8
Split comp.
#61B881
Split comp.
#6198B8

Tints & Shades of #B8616C

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

#C17680
#CB8B93
#D4A0A7
#DFB9BE
#E9CED1
#F2E3E5

Shades

#A94C58
#8D3F4A
#74343D
#5B2930
#431E23
#271114

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B8616C.

How #B8616C 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#B8616C
Protanopia#76766B
Protanomaly#956E6C
Deuteranopia#868669
Deuteranomaly#9D796A
Tritanopia#B76262
Tritanomaly#B86266
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B8616C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8616c: #B8616C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8616C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8616c': '#B8616C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.380, blue: 0.424)
Android XML<color name="color_b8616c">#B8616C</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8616C"

More Red Colors

#B8616C sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#B8616C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8616C?

#B8616C is a mid-tone red — rgb(184, 97, 108) in RGB and hsl(352, 38%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rose Gold (#B76E79), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.5.

What is the RGB value of #B8616C?

#B8616C is rgb(184, 97, 108) — red 184, green 97, and blue 108 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8616C?

#B8616C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 47%, 41%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8616C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8616C scores 4.23:1 against white and 4.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8616C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8616C 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 15.59, which is visibly different.

Open #B8616C in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every red in the color library, the guide to shades of red, or the full color library.