What color is #B3A4B6?

#B3A4B6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3A4B6?

The RGB value is 179, 164, 182: 179 red, 164 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3A4B6?

The complementary color is #A7B6A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3A4B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3A4B6 color

#B3A4B6 rgb(179, 164, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3A4B6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 64.3% green and 71.4% blue (179, 164, 182).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 11% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#B3A4B6 color codes

HEX	`#B3A4B6`
RGB	`rgb(179, 164, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 64.3%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 11%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 10%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 10%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.12, 8.75, -7.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.12, 11.39, 320.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.308, 39.512, 49.75)`
Decimal	`11773110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3A4B6, 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 #B3A4B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3A4B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #B3A4B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3a4b6; }
.text { color: #b3a4b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3a4b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 164 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3a4b6, #b6a4b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3A4B6?: #B3A4B6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3A4B6?: The RGB value is 179, 164, 182: 179 red, 164 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3A4B6?: The complementary color is #A7B6A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3A4B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.