What color is #B398AC?

#B398AC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B398AC?

The RGB value is 179, 152, 172: 179 red, 152 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B398AC?

The complementary color is #98B39F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B398AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B398AC color

#B398AC rgb(179, 152, 172)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B398AC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 59.6% green and 67.5% blue (179, 152, 172).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 15% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#B398AC color codes

HEX	`#B398AC`
RGB	`rgb(179, 152, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 59.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 15%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 15%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 4%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.76, 13.52, -6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.76, 15.08, 333.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.264, 35.019, 43.818)`
Decimal	`11770028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B398AC, 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 #B398AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B398AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #B398AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b398ac; }
.text { color: #b398ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b398ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 152 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b398ac, #b3989f); }

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Questions

What color is #B398AC?: #B398AC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B398AC?: The RGB value is 179, 152, 172: 179 red, 152 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B398AC?: The complementary color is #98B39F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B398AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.