What color is #B09BAE?

#B09BAE 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 #B09BAE?

The RGB value is 176, 155, 174: 176 red, 155 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B09BAE?

The complementary color is #9BB09D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B09BAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B09BAE color

#B09BAE rgb(176, 155, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B09BAE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 60.8% green and 68.2% blue (176, 155, 174).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 12% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#B09BAE color codes

HEX	`#B09BAE`
RGB	`rgb(176, 155, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 60.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 12%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 12%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 1%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.31, 11.16, -7.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.31, 13.18, 327.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.265, 35.729, 44.97)`
Decimal	`11574190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B09BAE, 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 #B09BAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B09BAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #B09BAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b09bae; }
.text { color: #b09bae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b09bae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 155 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b09bae, #b09ba3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B09BAE?: #B09BAE 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 #B09BAE?: The RGB value is 176, 155, 174: 176 red, 155 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B09BAE?: The complementary color is #9BB09D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B09BAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.