What color is #B391AF?

#B391AF 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 #B391AF?

The RGB value is 179, 145, 175: 179 red, 145 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B391AF?

The complementary color is #91B395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B391AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B391AF color

#B391AF rgb(179, 145, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B391AF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 56.9% green and 68.6% blue (179, 145, 175).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 18% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 2% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#B391AF color codes

HEX	`#B391AF`
RGB	`rgb(179, 145, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 56.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 18%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 19%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 2%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.1, 18, -10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.1, 21.01, 328.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.453, 32.931, 44.985)`
Decimal	`11768239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B391AF, 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 #B391AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B391AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	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 #B391AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b391af; }
.text { color: #b391af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b391af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 145 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b391af, #b3919e); }

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Questions

What color is #B391AF?: #B391AF 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 #B391AF?: The RGB value is 179, 145, 175: 179 red, 145 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B391AF?: The complementary color is #91B395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B391AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.