What color is #B4989F?

#B4989F 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 #B4989F?

The RGB value is 180, 152, 159: 180 red, 152 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4989F?

The complementary color is #98B4AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4989F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4989F color

#B4989F rgb(180, 152, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4989F is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 59.6% green and 62.4% blue (180, 152, 159).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 12% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#B4989F color codes

HEX	`#B4989F`
RGB	`rgb(180, 152, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 59.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 16%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 12%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.49, 11.56, 0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.49, 11.56, 1.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.308, 34.664, 37.572)`
Decimal	`11835551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4989F, 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 #B4989F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4989F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #B4989F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4989f; }
.text { color: #b4989f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4989f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 152 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4989f, #b49f98); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B4989F?: #B4989F 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 #B4989F?: The RGB value is 180, 152, 159: 180 red, 152 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4989F?: The complementary color is #98B4AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4989F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.