What color is #B4969D?

#B4969D is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4969D?

The RGB value is 180, 150, 157: 180 red, 150 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4969D?

The complementary color is #96B4AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4969D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4969D color

#B4969D rgb(180, 150, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4969D is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 58.8% green and 61.6% blue (180, 150, 157).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 17% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 13% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#B4969D color codes

HEX	`#B4969D`
RGB	`rgb(180, 150, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 58.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 17%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 17%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 13%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.92, 12.33, 0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.92, 12.34, 2.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.814, 33.951, 36.558)`
Decimal	`11835037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4969D, 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 #B4969D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4969D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #B4969D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4969d; }
.text { color: #b4969d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4969d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 150 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4969d, #b49e96); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B4969D?: #B4969D is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4969D?: The RGB value is 180, 150, 157: 180 red, 150 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4969D?: The complementary color is #96B4AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4969D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.