What color is #B28EAF?

#B28EAF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B28EAF?

The RGB value is 178, 142, 175: 178 red, 142 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B28EAF?

The complementary color is #8EB291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B28EAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B28EAF color

#B28EAF rgb(178, 142, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B28EAF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 55.7% green and 68.6% blue (178, 142, 175).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 2% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#B28EAF color codes

HEX	`#B28EAF`
RGB	`rgb(178, 142, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 55.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 20%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 2%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.27, 19.33, -12.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.27, 22.81, 327.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.77, 31.907, 44.823)`
Decimal	`11701935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B28EAF, 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 #B28EAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B28EAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #B28EAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b28eaf; }
.text { color: #b28eaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b28eaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 142 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b28eaf, #b28e9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B28EAF?: #B28EAF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B28EAF?: The RGB value is 178, 142, 175: 178 red, 142 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B28EAF?: The complementary color is #8EB291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B28EAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.