What color is #B19EA2?

#B19EA2 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B19EA2?

The RGB value is 177, 158, 162: 177 red, 158 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B19EA2?

The complementary color is #9EB1AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B19EA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B19EA2 color

#B19EA2 rgb(177, 158, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B19EA2 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 62% green and 63.5% blue (177, 158, 162).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 11% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#B19EA2 color codes

HEX	`#B19EA2`
RGB	`rgb(177, 158, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 62%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 11%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 8%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.83, 7.65, 0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.83, 7.66, 3.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.879, 36.41, 39.261)`
Decimal	`11640482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B19EA2, 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 #B19EA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B19EA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #B19EA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b19ea2; }
.text { color: #b19ea2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b19ea2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 158 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b19ea2, #b1a49e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B19EA2?: #B19EA2 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B19EA2?: The RGB value is 177, 158, 162: 177 red, 158 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B19EA2?: The complementary color is #9EB1AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B19EA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.