What color is #B289A2?

#B289A2 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B289A2?

The RGB value is 178, 137, 162: 178 red, 137 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B289A2?

The complementary color is #89B299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B289A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B289A2 color

#B289A2 rgb(178, 137, 162)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B289A2 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 53.7% green and 63.5% blue (178, 137, 162).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 21% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 9% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#B289A2 color codes

HEX	`#B289A2`
RGB	`rgb(178, 137, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 53.7%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 21%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 23%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 9%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.62, 19.74, -7.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.62, 21.01, 339.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.827, 29.966, 38.178)`
Decimal	`11700642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B289A2, 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 #B289A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B289A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #B289A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b289a2; }
.text { color: #b289a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b289a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 137 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b289a2, #b2898d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B289A2?: #B289A2 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B289A2?: The RGB value is 178, 137, 162: 178 red, 137 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B289A2?: The complementary color is #89B299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B289A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.