What color is #B194AF?

#B194AF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B194AF?

The RGB value is 177, 148, 175: 177 red, 148 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B194AF?

The complementary color is #94B196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B194AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B194AF color

#B194AF rgb(177, 148, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B194AF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 58% green and 68.6% blue (177, 148, 175).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 16% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#B194AF color codes

HEX	`#B194AF`
RGB	`rgb(177, 148, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 58%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 16%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 16%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 1%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.66, 15.61, -10.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.66, 18.56, 327.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.458, 33.623, 45.118)`
Decimal	`11637935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B194AF, 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 #B194AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B194AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #B194AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b194af; }
.text { color: #b194af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b194af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 148 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b194af, #b194a1); }

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Questions

What color is #B194AF?: #B194AF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B194AF?: The RGB value is 177, 148, 175: 177 red, 148 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B194AF?: The complementary color is #94B196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B194AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.