What color is #B281A4?

#B281A4 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B281A4?

The RGB value is 178, 129, 164: 178 red, 129 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B281A4?

The complementary color is #81B28F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B281A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B281A4 color

#B281A4 rgb(178, 129, 164)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B281A4 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 50.6% green and 64.3% blue (178, 129, 164).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 24% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 8% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#B281A4 color codes

HEX	`#B281A4`
RGB	`rgb(178, 129, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 50.6%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 24%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 28%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 8%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.75, 24.59, -11.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.75, 27, 335.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.911, 27.847, 38.756)`
Decimal	`11698596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B281A4, 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 #B281A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B281A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	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 #B281A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b281a4; }
.text { color: #b281a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b281a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 129 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b281a4, #b2818c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B281A4?: #B281A4 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B281A4?: The RGB value is 178, 129, 164: 178 red, 129 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B281A4?: The complementary color is #81B28F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B281A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.