Close to Rosy Brown
#B1908E
#B1908E is a light, soft, grayish red, close to the color Rosy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 69.4% red, 56.5% green, and 55.7% blue. Its hue is 3°, with 18% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #B1908E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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7.25:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B1908E as they’d see it.
#B1908E in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #B1908E
What color is #B1908E?
#B1908E is a light, soft, grayish red, close to the color Rosy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 69.4% red, 56.5% green, and 55.7% blue. Its hue is 3°, with 18% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #B1908E in RGB?
#B1908E is rgb(177, 144, 142): 177 red, 144 green, and 142 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B1908E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 19, 20, 31). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B1908E?
PANTONE 7521 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #B1908E?
Its complement #799EA1 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.