What color is #B48DA7?

#B48DA7 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B48DA7?

The RGB value is 180, 141, 167: 180 red, 141 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B48DA7?

The complementary color is #8DB49A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B48DA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B48DA7 color

#B48DA7 rgb(180, 141, 167)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B48DA7 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 55.3% green and 65.5% blue (180, 141, 167).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 21% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 7% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#B48DA7 color codes

HEX	`#B48DA7`
RGB	`rgb(180, 141, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 55.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 21%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 22%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 7%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.96, 19.11, -8.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.96, 20.73, 337.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.322, 31.544, 40.78)`
Decimal	`11832743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B48DA7, 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 #B48DA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B48DA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #B48DA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b48da7; }
.text { color: #b48da7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b48da7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 141 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b48da7, #b48d94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B48DA7?: #B48DA7 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B48DA7?: The RGB value is 180, 141, 167: 180 red, 141 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B48DA7?: The complementary color is #8DB49A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B48DA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.