What color is #B39CAE?

#B39CAE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B39CAE?

The RGB value is 179, 156, 174: 179 red, 156 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B39CAE?

The complementary color is #9CB3A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B39CAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B39CAE color

#B39CAE rgb(179, 156, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B39CAE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 61.2% green and 68.2% blue (179, 156, 174).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 13% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#B39CAE color codes

HEX	`#B39CAE`
RGB	`rgb(179, 156, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 61.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 13%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 13%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 3%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.84, 11.66, -6.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.84, 13.22, 331.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.118, 36.417, 45.057)`
Decimal	`11771054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B39CAE, 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 #B39CAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B39CAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #B39CAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b39cae; }
.text { color: #b39cae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39cae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 156 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b39cae, #b39ca3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B39CAE?: #B39CAE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B39CAE?: The RGB value is 179, 156, 174: 179 red, 156 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B39CAE?: The complementary color is #9CB3A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B39CAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.