What color is #B29FA7?

#B29FA7 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 #B29FA7?

The RGB value is 178, 159, 167: 178 red, 159 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B29FA7?

The complementary color is #9FB2AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B29FA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B29FA7 color

#B29FA7 rgb(178, 159, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B29FA7 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 62.4% green and 65.5% blue (178, 159, 167).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 11% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#B29FA7 color codes

HEX	`#B29FA7`
RGB	`rgb(178, 159, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 62.4%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 11%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 11%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 6%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.32, 8.36, -1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.32, 8.51, 349.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.733, 37.052, 41.716)`
Decimal	`11706279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B29FA7, 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 #B29FA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B29FA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #B29FA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b29fa7; }
.text { color: #b29fa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b29fa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 159 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b29fa7, #b2a19f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B29FA7?: #B29FA7 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 #B29FA7?: The RGB value is 178, 159, 167: 178 red, 159 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B29FA7?: The complementary color is #9FB2AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B29FA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.