What color is #B18BA5?

#B18BA5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B18BA5?

The RGB value is 177, 139, 165: 177 red, 139 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B18BA5?

The complementary color is #8BB197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B18BA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B18BA5 color

#B18BA5 rgb(177, 139, 165)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B18BA5 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 54.5% green and 64.7% blue (177, 139, 165).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 20% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#B18BA5 color codes

HEX	`#B18BA5`
RGB	`rgb(177, 139, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 54.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 20%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 7%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.11, 18.8, -8.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.11, 20.51, 336.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.155, 30.53, 39.684)`
Decimal	`11635621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B18BA5, 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 #B18BA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B18BA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #B18BA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b18ba5; }
.text { color: #b18ba5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b18ba5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 139 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b18ba5, #b18b92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B18BA5?: #B18BA5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B18BA5?: The RGB value is 177, 139, 165: 177 red, 139 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B18BA5?: The complementary color is #8BB197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B18BA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.