What color is #B189B0?

#B189B0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B189B0?

The RGB value is 177, 137, 176: 177 red, 137 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B189B0?

The complementary color is #89B18A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B189B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B189B0 color

#B189B0 rgb(177, 137, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B189B0 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 53.7% green and 69% blue (177, 137, 176).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 20% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#B189B0 color codes

HEX	`#B189B0`
RGB	`rgb(177, 137, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 53.7%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 20%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 1%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.98, 21.98, -14.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.98, 26.41, 326.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.913, 30.374, 45.09)`
Decimal	`11635120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B189B0, 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 #B189B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B189B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #B189B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b189b0; }
.text { color: #b189b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b189b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 137 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b189b0, #b1899c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B189B0?: #B189B0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B189B0?: The RGB value is 177, 137, 176: 177 red, 137 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B189B0?: The complementary color is #89B18A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B189B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.