What color is #B4829E?

#B4829E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4829E?

The RGB value is 180, 130, 158: 180 red, 130 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4829E?

The complementary color is #82B498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4829E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4829E color

#B4829E rgb(180, 130, 158)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B4829E is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 51% green and 62% blue (180, 130, 158).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 25% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 12% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#B4829E color codes

HEX	`#B4829E`
RGB	`rgb(180, 130, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 51%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 25%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 28%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 12%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.01, 23.69, -7.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.01, 24.79, 342.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.976, 28.139, 36.035)`
Decimal	`11829918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4829E, 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 #B4829E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B4829E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #B4829E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4829e; }
.text { color: #b4829e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4829e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 130 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4829e, #b48285); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #B4829E?: #B4829E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4829E?: The RGB value is 180, 130, 158: 180 red, 130 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4829E?: The complementary color is #82B498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4829E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.