What color is #B497A1?

#B497A1 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B497A1?

The RGB value is 180, 151, 161: 180 red, 151 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B497A1?

The complementary color is #97B4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B497A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B497A1 color

#B497A1 rgb(180, 151, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B497A1 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 59.2% green and 63.1% blue (180, 151, 161).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 11% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#B497A1 color codes

HEX	`#B497A1`
RGB	`rgb(180, 151, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 59.2%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 16%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 11%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.29, 12.46, -1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.29, 12.52, 354.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.322, 34.411, 38.44)`
Decimal	`11835297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B497A1, 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 #B497A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B497A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #B497A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b497a1; }
.text { color: #b497a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b497a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 151 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b497a1, #b49c97); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B497A1?: #B497A1 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B497A1?: The RGB value is 180, 151, 161: 180 red, 151 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B497A1?: The complementary color is #97B4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B497A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.