What color is #B491AE?

#B491AE 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 #B491AE?

The RGB value is 180, 145, 174: 180 red, 145 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B491AE?

The complementary color is #91B497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B491AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B491AE color

#B491AE rgb(180, 145, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B491AE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 56.9% green and 68.2% blue (180, 145, 174).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 19% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#B491AE color codes

HEX	`#B491AE`
RGB	`rgb(180, 145, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 56.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 19%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 19%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.17, 18.16, -10.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.17, 20.82, 330.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.587, 33.011, 44.481)`
Decimal	`11833774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B491AE, 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 #B491AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B491AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #B491AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b491ae; }
.text { color: #b491ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b491ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 145 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b491ae, #b4919d); }

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Questions

What color is #B491AE?: #B491AE 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 #B491AE?: The RGB value is 180, 145, 174: 180 red, 145 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B491AE?: The complementary color is #91B497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B491AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.