What color is #B183A5?

#B183A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B183A5?

The RGB value is 177, 131, 165: 177 red, 131 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B183A5?

The complementary color is #83B18F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B183A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B183A5 color

#B183A5 rgb(177, 131, 165)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B183A5 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 51.4% green and 64.7% blue (177, 131, 165).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 23% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#B183A5 color codes

HEX	`#B183A5`
RGB	`rgb(177, 131, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 51.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 23%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 26%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 7%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.16, 23.3, -11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.16, 25.81, 334.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.039, 28.298, 39.312)`
Decimal	`11633573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B183A5, 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 #B183A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B183A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #B183A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b183a5; }
.text { color: #b183a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b183a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 131 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b183a5, #b1838e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B183A5?: #B183A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B183A5?: The RGB value is 177, 131, 165: 177 red, 131 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B183A5?: The complementary color is #83B18F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B183A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.