What color is #B48AAB?

#B48AAB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B48AAB?

The RGB value is 180, 138, 171: 180 red, 138 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B48AAB?

The complementary color is #8AB493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B48AAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B48AAB color

#B48AAB rgb(180, 138, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B48AAB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 54.1% green and 67.1% blue (180, 138, 171).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 22% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 5% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#B48AAB color codes

HEX	`#B48AAB`
RGB	`rgb(180, 138, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 54.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 23%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 5%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.36, 21.53, -11.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.36, 24.26, 332.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.261, 30.822, 42.612)`
Decimal	`11831979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B48AAB, 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 #B48AAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B48AAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #B48AAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b48aab; }
.text { color: #b48aab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b48aab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 138 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b48aab, #b48a96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B48AAB?: #B48AAB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B48AAB?: The RGB value is 180, 138, 171: 180 red, 138 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B48AAB?: The complementary color is #8AB493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B48AAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.