What color is #B299B0?

#B299B0 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 #B299B0?

The RGB value is 178, 153, 176: 178 red, 153 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B299B0?

The complementary color is #99B29B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B299B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B299B0 color

#B299B0 rgb(178, 153, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B299B0 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 60% green and 69% blue (178, 153, 176).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 14% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 1% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#B299B0 color codes

HEX	`#B299B0`
RGB	`rgb(178, 153, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 60%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 14%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 14%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 1%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.05, 13.36, -8.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.05, 15.84, 327.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.587, 35.383, 45.915)`
Decimal	`11704752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B299B0, 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 #B299B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B299B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #B299B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b299b0; }
.text { color: #b299b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b299b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 153 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b299b0, #b299a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B299B0?: #B299B0 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 #B299B0?: The RGB value is 178, 153, 176: 178 red, 153 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B299B0?: The complementary color is #99B29B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B299B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.