What color is #B197A5?

#B197A5 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B197A5?

The RGB value is 177, 151, 165: 177 red, 151 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B197A5?

The complementary color is #97B1A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B197A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B197A5 color

#B197A5 rgb(177, 151, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B197A5 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 59.2% green and 64.7% blue (177, 151, 165).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 7% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#B197A5 color codes

HEX	`#B197A5`
RGB	`rgb(177, 151, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 59.2%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 7%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.12, 12.07, -3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.12, 12.64, 342.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.989, 34.198, 40.295)`
Decimal	`11638693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B197A5, 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 #B197A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B197A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #B197A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b197a5; }
.text { color: #b197a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b197a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 151 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b197a5, #b19798); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B197A5?: #B197A5 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B197A5?: The RGB value is 177, 151, 165: 177 red, 151 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B197A5?: The complementary color is #97B1A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B197A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.