What color is #B284AC?

#B284AC is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B284AC?

The RGB value is 178, 132, 172: 178 red, 132 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B284AC?

The complementary color is #84B28A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B284AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B284AC color

#B284AC rgb(178, 132, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B284AC is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 51.8% green and 67.5% blue (178, 132, 172).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 23% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 3% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#B284AC color codes

HEX	`#B284AC`
RGB	`rgb(178, 132, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 51.8%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 23%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 26%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 3%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.73, 24.38, -14.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.73, 28.23, 329.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.057, 28.947, 42.815)`
Decimal	`11699372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B284AC, 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 #B284AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B284AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #B284AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b284ac; }
.text { color: #b284ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b284ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 132 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b284ac, #b28495); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B284AC?: #B284AC is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B284AC?: The RGB value is 178, 132, 172: 178 red, 132 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B284AC?: The complementary color is #84B28A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B284AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.