What color is #B47A9C?

#B47A9C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B47A9C?

The RGB value is 180, 122, 156: 180 red, 122 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B47A9C?

The complementary color is #7AB492, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B47A9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B47A9C color

#B47A9C rgb(180, 122, 156)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B47A9C is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 47.8% green and 61.2% blue (180, 122, 156).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 28% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 13% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#B47A9C color codes

HEX	`#B47A9C`
RGB	`rgb(180, 122, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 47.8%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 28%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 32%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 13%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.06, 27.82, -9.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.06, 29.26, 341.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.783, 26.024, 34.795)`
Decimal	`11827868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B47A9C, 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 #B47A9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B47A9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	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 #B47A9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b47a9c; }
.text { color: #b47a9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b47a9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 122 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b47a9c, #b47a7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #B47A9C?: #B47A9C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B47A9C?: The RGB value is 180, 122, 156: 180 red, 122 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B47A9C?: The complementary color is #7AB492, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B47A9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.