What color is #B38EA6?

#B38EA6 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 #B38EA6?

The RGB value is 179, 142, 166: 179 red, 142 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B38EA6?

The complementary color is #8EB39B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B38EA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B38EA6 color

#B38EA6 rgb(179, 142, 166)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B38EA6 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 55.7% green and 65.1% blue (179, 142, 166).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 20% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 7% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#B38EA6 color codes

HEX	`#B38EA6`
RGB	`rgb(179, 142, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 55.7%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 20%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 21%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 7%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.08, 18.01, -7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.08, 19.43, 337.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.146, 31.684, 40.333)`
Decimal	`11767462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B38EA6, 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 #B38EA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B38EA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #B38EA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b38ea6; }
.text { color: #b38ea6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b38ea6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 142 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b38ea6, #b38e94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B38EA6?: #B38EA6 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 #B38EA6?: The RGB value is 179, 142, 166: 179 red, 142 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B38EA6?: The complementary color is #8EB39B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B38EA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.