What color is #B491B6?

#B491B6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B491B6?

The RGB value is 180, 145, 182: 180 red, 145 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B491B6?

The complementary color is #93B691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B491B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B491B6 color

#B491B6 rgb(180, 145, 182)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B491B6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 56.9% green and 71.4% blue (180, 145, 182).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#B491B6 color codes

HEX	`#B491B6`
RGB	`rgb(180, 145, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 56.9%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 20%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.43, 19.68, -14.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.43, 24.33, 324.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.39, 33.332, 48.711)`
Decimal	`11833782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B491B6, 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 #B491B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B491B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #B491B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b491b6; }
.text { color: #b491b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b491b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 145 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b491b6, #b691a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B491B6?: #B491B6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B491B6?: The RGB value is 180, 145, 182: 180 red, 145 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B491B6?: The complementary color is #93B691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B491B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.