What color is #B18AB2?

#B18AB2 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 #B18AB2?

The RGB value is 177, 138, 178: 177 red, 138 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B18AB2?

The complementary color is #8BB28A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B18AB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B18AB2 color

#B18AB2 rgb(177, 138, 178)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B18AB2 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 54.1% green and 69.8% blue (177, 138, 178).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 21% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#B18AB2 color codes

HEX	`#B18AB2`
RGB	`rgb(177, 138, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 54.1%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 21%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 22%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 22%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.29, 21.81, -15.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.29, 26.64, 324.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.255, 30.739, 46.187)`
Decimal	`11635378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B18AB2, 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 #B18AB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B18AB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #B18AB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b18ab2; }
.text { color: #b18ab2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b18ab2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 138 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b18ab2, #b28a9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B18AB2?: #B18AB2 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 #B18AB2?: The RGB value is 177, 138, 178: 177 red, 138 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B18AB2?: The complementary color is #8BB28A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B18AB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.