Information about #B18496 color

#B18496 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B18496 is classified in the Register under the Rose Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(177, 132, 150) — 69.4% red, 51.8% green, 58.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 18 / 11 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained rose, #B18496 appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from English Lavender (#B48395). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bouquet (#A78199) and Grayish Rose (#A87D93).

In RGB terms — rgb(177, 132, 150) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B18496 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B18496 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B18496 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B18496

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bouquet color link
Bouquet

#A78199

Grayish Rose color link
Grayish Rose

#A87D93

Muted Rose color link
Muted Rose

#B681A1

Anticipation color link
Anticipation

#A88A8E

Thin color link
Thin

#A87CA0

Red Wisteria color link
Red Wisteria

#BB7796

Rosy Brown color link
Rosy Brown

#BC8F8F

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Opera Mauve color link
Opera Mauve

#B784A7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B18496
  • RGB177, 132, 150
  • CMYK0, 18, 11, 31
  • CSSrgb(177, 132, 150)
  • HSL336°, 22%, 61%
  • HSL Precise336°, 22.388%, 60.588%
  • HSV336°, 25%, 69%
  • HSB336°, 25%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.518, 0.588)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.518, 0.588, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.518, 0.588)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB18496
  • DECIMAL ID11633814
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01