What color is #B4859F?

#B4859F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4859F?

The RGB value is 180, 133, 159: 180 red, 133 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4859F?

The complementary color is #85B49A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4859F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4859F color

#B4859F rgb(180, 133, 159)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B4859F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 52.2% green and 62.4% blue (180, 133, 159).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 24% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 12% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#B4859F color codes

HEX	`#B4859F`
RGB	`rgb(180, 133, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 52.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 24%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 26%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 12%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.77, 22.18, -6.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.77, 23.18, 343.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.468, 28.983, 36.626)`
Decimal	`11830687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4859F, 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 #B4859F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B4859F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #B4859F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4859f; }
.text { color: #b4859f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4859f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 133 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4859f, #b48588); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B4859F?: #B4859F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4859F?: The RGB value is 180, 133, 159: 180 red, 133 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4859F?: The complementary color is #85B49A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4859F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.