What color is #B19AA9?

#B19AA9 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B19AA9?

The RGB value is 177, 154, 169: 177 red, 154 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B19AA9?

The complementary color is #9AB1A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B19AA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B19AA9 color

#B19AA9 rgb(177, 154, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B19AA9 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 60.4% green and 66.3% blue (177, 154, 169).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 13% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 5% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#B19AA9 color codes

HEX	`#B19AA9`
RGB	`rgb(177, 154, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 60.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 13%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 13%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 5%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66, 11.13, -4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66, 12.08, 337.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.848, 35.324, 42.405)`
Decimal	`11639465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B19AA9, 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 #B19AA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B19AA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	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 #B19AA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b19aa9; }
.text { color: #b19aa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b19aa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 154 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b19aa9, #b19a9e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B19AA9?: #B19AA9 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B19AA9?: The RGB value is 177, 154, 169: 177 red, 154 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B19AA9?: The complementary color is #9AB1A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B19AA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.