What color is #B099B7?

#B099B7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B099B7?

The RGB value is 176, 153, 183: 176 red, 153 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B099B7?

The complementary color is #A0B799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B099B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B099B7 color

#B099B7 rgb(176, 153, 183)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B099B7 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 60% green and 71.8% blue (176, 153, 183).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 17% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#B099B7 color codes

HEX	`#B099B7`
RGB	`rgb(176, 153, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 60%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 17%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 16%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 16%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.08, 14.02, -12.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.08, 18.72, 318.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.842, 35.432, 49.636)`
Decimal	`11573687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B099B7, 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 #B099B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B099B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	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 #B099B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b099b7; }
.text { color: #b099b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b099b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 153 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b099b7, #b799af); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B099B7?: #B099B7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B099B7?: The RGB value is 176, 153, 183: 176 red, 153 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B099B7?: The complementary color is #A0B799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B099B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.