What color is #B390A7?

#B390A7 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 #B390A7?

The RGB value is 179, 144, 167: 179 red, 144 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B390A7?

The complementary color is #90B39C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B390A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B390A7 color

#B390A7 rgb(179, 144, 167)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B390A7 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 56.5% green and 65.5% blue (179, 144, 167).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 7% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#B390A7 color codes

HEX	`#B390A7`
RGB	`rgb(179, 144, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 56.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 20%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 7%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.61, 17.07, -7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.61, 18.48, 337.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.538, 32.321, 40.918)`
Decimal	`11767975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B390A7, 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 #B390A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B390A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #B390A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b390a7; }
.text { color: #b390a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b390a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 144 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b390a7, #b39096); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B390A7?: #B390A7 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 #B390A7?: The RGB value is 179, 144, 167: 179 red, 144 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B390A7?: The complementary color is #90B39C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B390A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.