What color is #B2829F?

#B2829F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2829F?

The RGB value is 178, 130, 159: 178 red, 130 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2829F?

The complementary color is #82B295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2829F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2829F color

#B2829F rgb(178, 130, 159)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B2829F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 51% green and 62.4% blue (178, 130, 159).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 24% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 11% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#B2829F color codes

HEX	`#B2829F`
RGB	`rgb(178, 130, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 51%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 24%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 27%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 11%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.83, 23.15, -8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.83, 24.54, 340.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.601, 27.935, 36.469)`
Decimal	`11698847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2829F, 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 #B2829F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B2829F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #B2829F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2829f; }
.text { color: #b2829f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2829f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 130 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2829f, #b28287); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B2829F?: #B2829F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2829F?: The RGB value is 178, 130, 159: 178 red, 130 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2829F?: The complementary color is #82B295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2829F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.