What color is #B2A1BA?

#B2A1BA 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 #B2A1BA?

The RGB value is 178, 161, 186: 178 red, 161 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2A1BA?

The complementary color is #A9BAA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2A1BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2A1BA color

#B2A1BA rgb(178, 161, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B2A1BA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 63.1% green and 72.9% blue (178, 161, 186).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 15% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#B2A1BA color codes

HEX	`#B2A1BA`
RGB	`rgb(178, 161, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 63.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 15%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 13%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 13%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.39, 10.85, -10.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.39, 15.17, 315.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.966, 38.5, 51.771)`
Decimal	`11706810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2A1BA, 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 #B2A1BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2A1BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #B2A1BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2a1ba; }
.text { color: #b2a1ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2a1ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 161 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2a1ba, #baa1b6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B2A1BA?: #B2A1BA 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 #B2A1BA?: The RGB value is 178, 161, 186: 178 red, 161 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2A1BA?: The complementary color is #A9BAA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2A1BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.