What color is #B38CAF?

#B38CAF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B38CAF?

The RGB value is 179, 140, 175: 179 red, 140 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B38CAF?

The complementary color is #8CB390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B38CAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B38CAF color

#B38CAF rgb(179, 140, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B38CAF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 54.9% green and 68.6% blue (179, 140, 175).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 20% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 2% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#B38CAF color codes

HEX	`#B38CAF`
RGB	`rgb(179, 140, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 54.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 20%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 22%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 2%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.87, 20.8, -12.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.87, 24.37, 328.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.706, 31.436, 44.736)`
Decimal	`11766959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B38CAF, 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 #B38CAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B38CAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #B38CAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b38caf; }
.text { color: #b38caf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b38caf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 140 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b38caf, #b38c9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B38CAF?: #B38CAF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B38CAF?: The RGB value is 179, 140, 175: 179 red, 140 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B38CAF?: The complementary color is #8CB390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B38CAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.