What color is #B386A2?

#B386A2 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B386A2?

The RGB value is 179, 134, 162: 179 red, 134 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B386A2?

The complementary color is #86B397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B386A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B386A2 color

#B386A2 rgb(179, 134, 162)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B386A2 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 52.5% green and 63.5% blue (179, 134, 162).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 23% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 9% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#B386A2 color codes

HEX	`#B386A2`
RGB	`rgb(179, 134, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 52.5%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 23%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 25%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 9%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61, 21.79, -8.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61, 23.25, 339.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.637, 29.244, 38.048)`
Decimal	`11765410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B386A2, 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 #B386A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B386A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	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 #B386A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b386a2; }
.text { color: #b386a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b386a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 134 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b386a2, #b3868b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B386A2?: #B386A2 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B386A2?: The RGB value is 179, 134, 162: 179 red, 134 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B386A2?: The complementary color is #86B397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B386A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.