What color is #B394A8?

#B394A8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B394A8?

The RGB value is 179, 148, 168: 179 red, 148 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B394A8?

The complementary color is #94B39F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B394A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B394A8 color

#B394A8 rgb(179, 148, 168)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B394A8 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 58% green and 65.9% blue (179, 148, 168).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 17% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 6% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#B394A8 color codes

HEX	`#B394A8`
RGB	`rgb(179, 148, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 58%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 17%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 17%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 6%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.64, 15.02, -6.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.64, 16.21, 337.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.248, 33.592, 41.613)`
Decimal	`11769000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B394A8, 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 #B394A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B394A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #B394A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b394a8; }
.text { color: #b394a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b394a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 148 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b394a8, #b39499); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B394A8?: #B394A8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B394A8?: The RGB value is 179, 148, 168: 179 red, 148 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B394A8?: The complementary color is #94B39F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B394A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.