What color is #B1899F?

#B1899F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1899F?

The RGB value is 177, 137, 159: 177 red, 137 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1899F?

The complementary color is #89B19B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1899F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1899F color

#B1899F rgb(177, 137, 159)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B1899F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 53.7% green and 62.4% blue (177, 137, 159).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 20% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 10% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#B1899F color codes

HEX	`#B1899F`
RGB	`rgb(177, 137, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 53.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 20%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 10%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.43, 18.85, -5.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.43, 19.72, 342.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.335, 29.743, 36.779)`
Decimal	`11635103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1899F, 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 #B1899F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B1899F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #B1899F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1899f; }
.text { color: #b1899f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1899f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 137 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1899f, #b1898b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B1899F?: #B1899F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1899F?: The RGB value is 177, 137, 159: 177 red, 137 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1899F?: The complementary color is #89B19B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1899F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.