What color is #B1799F?

#B1799F is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1799F?

The RGB value is 177, 121, 159: 177 red, 121 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1799F?

The complementary color is #79B18B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1799F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1799F color

#B1799F rgb(177, 121, 159)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B1799F is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 47.5% green and 62.4% blue (177, 121, 159).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 26% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 10% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#B1799F color codes

HEX	`#B1799F`
RGB	`rgb(177, 121, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 47.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 26%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 32%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 10%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.58, 27.83, -11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.58, 30.13, 337.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.227, 25.526, 36.076)`
Decimal	`11631007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1799F, 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 #B1799F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B1799F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #B1799F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1799f; }
.text { color: #b1799f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1799f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 121 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1799f, #b17983); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #B1799F?: #B1799F is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1799F?: The RGB value is 177, 121, 159: 177 red, 121 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1799F?: The complementary color is #79B18B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1799F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.