What color is #B088A5?

#B088A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B088A5?

The RGB value is 176, 136, 165: 176 red, 136 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B088A5?

The complementary color is #88B093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B088A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B088A5 color

#B088A5 rgb(176, 136, 165)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B088A5 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 53.3% green and 64.7% blue (176, 136, 165).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 6% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#B088A5 color codes

HEX	`#B088A5`
RGB	`rgb(176, 136, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 53.3%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 6%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.27, 20.13, -9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.27, 22.24, 334.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.5, 29.556, 39.53)`
Decimal	`11569317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B088A5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B088A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B088A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B088A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b088a5; }
.text { color: #b088a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b088a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 136 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b088a5, #b08891); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B088A5?: #B088A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B088A5?: The RGB value is 176, 136, 165: 176 red, 136 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B088A5?: The complementary color is #88B093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B088A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.