What color is #B29EA3?

#B29EA3 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B29EA3?

The RGB value is 178, 158, 163: 178 red, 158 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B29EA3?

The complementary color is #9EB2AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B29EA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B29EA3 color

#B29EA3 rgb(178, 158, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B29EA3 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 62% green and 63.9% blue (178, 158, 163).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 11% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#B29EA3 color codes

HEX	`#B29EA3`
RGB	`rgb(178, 158, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 62%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 11%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 11%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 8%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.95, 8.19, 0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.95, 8.19, 0.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.197, 36.564, 39.741)`
Decimal	`11706019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B29EA3, 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 #B29EA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B29EA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	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 #B29EA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b29ea3; }
.text { color: #b29ea3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b29ea3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 158 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b29ea3, #b2a39e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B29EA3?: #B29EA3 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B29EA3?: The RGB value is 178, 158, 163: 178 red, 158 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B29EA3?: The complementary color is #9EB2AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B29EA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.