What color is #B299AA?

#B299AA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B299AA?

The RGB value is 178, 153, 170: 178 red, 153 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B299AA?

The complementary color is #99B2A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B299AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B299AA color

#B299AA rgb(178, 153, 170)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B299AA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 60% green and 66.7% blue (178, 153, 170).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 14% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#B299AA color codes

HEX	`#B299AA`
RGB	`rgb(178, 153, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 60%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 14%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 14%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 4%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.87, 12.23, -5.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.87, 13.38, 336.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.006, 35.15, 42.858)`
Decimal	`11704746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B299AA, 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 #B299AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B299AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #B299AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b299aa; }
.text { color: #b299aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b299aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 153 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b299aa, #b2999d); }

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Questions

What color is #B299AA?: #B299AA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B299AA?: The RGB value is 178, 153, 170: 178 red, 153 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B299AA?: The complementary color is #99B2A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B299AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.