What color is #B299AC?

#B299AC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B299AC?

The RGB value is 178, 153, 172: 178 red, 153 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B299AC?

The complementary color is #99B29F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B299AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B299AC color

#B299AC rgb(178, 153, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B299AC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 60% green and 67.5% blue (178, 153, 172).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 14% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 3% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#B299AC color codes

HEX	`#B299AC`
RGB	`rgb(178, 153, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 60%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 14%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 14%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 3%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.92, 12.6, -6.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.92, 14.16, 332.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.197, 35.227, 43.862)`
Decimal	`11704748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B299AC, 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 #B299AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B299AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #B299AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b299ac; }
.text { color: #b299ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b299ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 153 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b299ac, #b2999f); }

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Questions

What color is #B299AC?: #B299AC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B299AC?: The RGB value is 178, 153, 172: 178 red, 153 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B299AC?: The complementary color is #99B29F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B299AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.