What color is #B297A1?

#B297A1 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B297A1?

The RGB value is 178, 151, 161: 178 red, 151 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B297A1?

The complementary color is #97B2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B297A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B297A1 color

#B297A1 rgb(178, 151, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B297A1 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 59.2% green and 63.1% blue (178, 151, 161).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 15% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#B297A1 color codes

HEX	`#B297A1`
RGB	`rgb(178, 151, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 59.2%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 15%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 15%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 10%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.1, 11.73, -1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.1, 11.82, 352.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.859, 34.172, 38.418)`
Decimal	`11704225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B297A1, 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 #B297A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B297A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #B297A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b297a1; }
.text { color: #b297a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b297a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 151 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b297a1, #b29b97); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B297A1?: #B297A1 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B297A1?: The RGB value is 178, 151, 161: 178 red, 151 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B297A1?: The complementary color is #97B2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B297A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.