What color is #B08EAE?

#B08EAE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B08EAE?

The RGB value is 176, 142, 174: 176 red, 142 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B08EAE?

The complementary color is #8EB090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B08EAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B08EAE color

#B08EAE rgb(176, 142, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B08EAE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 55.7% green and 68.2% blue (176, 142, 174).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 18% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#B08EAE color codes

HEX	`#B08EAE`
RGB	`rgb(176, 142, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 55.7%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 18%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 1%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.04, 18.44, -11.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.04, 21.95, 327.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.217, 31.633, 44.287)`
Decimal	`11570862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B08EAE, 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 #B08EAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B08EAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	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 #B08EAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b08eae; }
.text { color: #b08eae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b08eae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 142 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b08eae, #b08e9d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B08EAE?: #B08EAE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B08EAE?: The RGB value is 176, 142, 174: 176 red, 142 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B08EAE?: The complementary color is #8EB090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B08EAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.