What color is #B19DAC?

#B19DAC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B19DAC?

The RGB value is 177, 157, 172: 177 red, 157 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B19DAC?

The complementary color is #9DB1A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B19DAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B19DAC color

#B19DAC rgb(177, 157, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B19DAC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 61.6% green and 67.5% blue (177, 157, 172).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 11% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#B19DAC color codes

HEX	`#B19DAC`
RGB	`rgb(177, 157, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 61.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 11%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.85, 10.02, -5.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.85, 11.24, 333.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.634, 36.44, 44.073)`
Decimal	`11640236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B19DAC, 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 #B19DAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B19DAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #B19DAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b19dac; }
.text { color: #b19dac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b19dac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 157 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b19dac, #b19da2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B19DAC?: #B19DAC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B19DAC?: The RGB value is 177, 157, 172: 177 red, 157 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B19DAC?: The complementary color is #9DB1A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B19DAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.