What color is #B29BA8?

#B29BA8 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 #B29BA8?

The RGB value is 178, 155, 168: 178 red, 155 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B29BA8?

The complementary color is #9BB2A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B29BA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B29BA8 color

#B29BA8 rgb(178, 155, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B29BA8 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 60.8% green and 65.9% blue (178, 155, 168).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 13% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#B29BA8 color codes

HEX	`#B29BA8`
RGB	`rgb(178, 155, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 60.8%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 13%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 13%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 6%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.32, 10.75, -3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.32, 11.35, 341.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.149, 35.736, 41.979)`
Decimal	`11705256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B29BA8, 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 #B29BA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B29BA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #B29BA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b29ba8; }
.text { color: #b29ba8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b29ba8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 155 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b29ba8, #b29b9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B29BA8?: #B29BA8 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 #B29BA8?: The RGB value is 178, 155, 168: 178 red, 155 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B29BA8?: The complementary color is #9BB2A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B29BA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.