What color is #B38CA4?

#B38CA4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B38CA4?

The RGB value is 179, 140, 164: 179 red, 140 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B38CA4?

The complementary color is #8CB39B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B38CA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B38CA4 color

#B38CA4 rgb(179, 140, 164)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B38CA4 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 54.9% green and 64.3% blue (179, 140, 164).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 20% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 8% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#B38CA4 color codes

HEX	`#B38CA4`
RGB	`rgb(179, 140, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 54.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 20%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 22%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 8%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.53, 18.78, -6.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.53, 20.03, 339.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.669, 31.021, 39.276)`
Decimal	`11766948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B38CA4, 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 #B38CA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B38CA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #B38CA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b38ca4; }
.text { color: #b38ca4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b38ca4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 140 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b38ca4, #b38c91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B38CA4?: #B38CA4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B38CA4?: The RGB value is 179, 140, 164: 179 red, 140 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B38CA4?: The complementary color is #8CB39B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B38CA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.