Information about #B28596 color

#B28596 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B28596 falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(178, 133, 150) — 69.8% red, 52.2% green, 58.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 18 / 11 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B28596 is a calm, restrained romantic rose that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from English Lavender (#B48395). Nearby in the Register you will also find Bouquet (#A78199) and Muted Rose (#B681A1).

In RGB terms — rgb(178, 133, 150) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. No one has named #B28596 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B28596 color variations

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

#B28596 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 #B28596

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

Muted Rose color link
Muted Rose

#B681A1

Grayish Rose color link
Grayish Rose

#A87D93

Anticipation color link
Anticipation

#A88A8E

Rosy Brown color link
Rosy Brown

#BC8F8F

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Red Wisteria color link
Red Wisteria

#BB7796

Thin color link
Thin

#A87CA0

Opera Mauve color link
Opera Mauve

#B784A7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B28596
  • RGB178, 133, 150
  • CMYK0, 18, 11, 30
  • CSSrgb(178, 133, 150)
  • HSL337°, 23%, 61%
  • HSL Precise337.333°, 22.613%, 60.98%
  • HSV337°, 25%, 70%
  • HSB337°, 25%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.522, 0.588)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.522, 0.588, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.522, 0.588)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB28596
  • DECIMAL ID11699606
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01