What color is #B19FAC?

#B19FAC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B19FAC?

The RGB value is 177, 159, 172: 177 red, 159 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B19FAC?

The complementary color is #9FB1A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B19FAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B19FAC color

#B19FAC rgb(177, 159, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B19FAC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 62.4% green and 67.5% blue (177, 159, 172).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 10% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#B19FAC color codes

HEX	`#B19FAC`
RGB	`rgb(177, 159, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 62.4%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 10%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 10%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.37, 8.91, -4.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.37, 9.91, 334.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.975, 37.122, 44.187)`
Decimal	`11640748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B19FAC, 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 #B19FAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B19FAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #B19FAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b19fac; }
.text { color: #b19fac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b19fac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 159 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b19fac, #b19fa3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B19FAC?: #B19FAC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B19FAC?: The RGB value is 177, 159, 172: 177 red, 159 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B19FAC?: The complementary color is #9FB1A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B19FAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.