What color is #B29DAA?

#B29DAA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B29DAA?

The RGB value is 178, 157, 170: 178 red, 157 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B29DAA?

The complementary color is #9DB2A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B29DAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B29DAA color

#B29DAA rgb(178, 157, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B29DAA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 61.6% green and 66.7% blue (178, 157, 170).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 12% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#B29DAA color codes

HEX	`#B29DAA`
RGB	`rgb(178, 157, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 61.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 12%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 12%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 4%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.89, 10.01, -3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.89, 10.75, 338.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.672, 36.482, 43.08)`
Decimal	`11705770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B29DAA, 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 #B29DAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B29DAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #B29DAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b29daa; }
.text { color: #b29daa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b29daa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 157 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b29daa, #b29da0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B29DAA?: #B29DAA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B29DAA?: The RGB value is 178, 157, 170: 178 red, 157 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B29DAA?: The complementary color is #9DB2A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B29DAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.