What color is #B497AE?

#B497AE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B497AE?

The RGB value is 180, 151, 174: 180 red, 151 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B497AE?

The complementary color is #97B49D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B497AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B497AE color

#B497AE rgb(180, 151, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B497AE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 59.2% green and 68.2% blue (180, 151, 174).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#B497AE color codes

HEX	`#B497AE`
RGB	`rgb(180, 151, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 59.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 16%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.67, 14.81, -7.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.67, 16.8, 331.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.528, 34.893, 44.794)`
Decimal	`11835310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B497AE, 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 #B497AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B497AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	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 #B497AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b497ae; }
.text { color: #b497ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b497ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 151 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b497ae, #b497a0); }

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Questions

What color is #B497AE?: #B497AE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B497AE?: The RGB value is 180, 151, 174: 180 red, 151 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B497AE?: The complementary color is #97B49D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B497AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.