What color is #B291BA?

#B291BA 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 #B291BA?

The RGB value is 178, 145, 186: 178 red, 145 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B291BA?

The complementary color is #99BA91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B291BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B291BA color

#B291BA rgb(178, 145, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B291BA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 56.9% green and 72.9% blue (178, 145, 186).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#B291BA color codes

HEX	`#B291BA`
RGB	`rgb(178, 145, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 56.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 22%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.37, 19.79, -16.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.37, 25.86, 319.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.347, 33.262, 50.898)`
Decimal	`11702714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B291BA, 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 #B291BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B291BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #B291BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b291ba; }
.text { color: #b291ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b291ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 145 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b291ba, #ba91ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B291BA?: #B291BA 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 #B291BA?: The RGB value is 178, 145, 186: 178 red, 145 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B291BA?: The complementary color is #99BA91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B291BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.