What color is #B09CAB?

#B09CAB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B09CAB?

The RGB value is 176, 156, 171: 176 red, 156 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B09CAB?

The complementary color is #9CB0A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B09CAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B09CAB color

#B09CAB rgb(176, 156, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B09CAB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 61.2% green and 67.1% blue (176, 156, 171).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 11% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#B09CAB color codes

HEX	`#B09CAB`
RGB	`rgb(176, 156, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 61.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 11%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.48, 10.03, -5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.48, 11.25, 333.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.143, 35.948, 43.502)`
Decimal	`11574443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B09CAB, 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 #B09CAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B09CAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #B09CAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b09cab; }
.text { color: #b09cab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b09cab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 156 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b09cab, #b09ca1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B09CAB?: #B09CAB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B09CAB?: The RGB value is 176, 156, 171: 176 red, 156 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B09CAB?: The complementary color is #9CB0A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B09CAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.