What color is #B499AA?

#B499AA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B499AA?

The RGB value is 180, 153, 170: 180 red, 153 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B499AA?

The complementary color is #99B4A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B499AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B499AA color

#B499AA rgb(180, 153, 170)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B499AA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 60% green and 66.7% blue (180, 153, 170).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 15% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 6% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#B499AA color codes

HEX	`#B499AA`
RGB	`rgb(180, 153, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 60%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 15%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 15%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 6%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.05, 12.95, -5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.05, 13.93, 338.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.469, 35.389, 42.879)`
Decimal	`11835818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B499AA, 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 #B499AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B499AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #B499AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b499aa; }
.text { color: #b499aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b499aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 153 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b499aa, #b4999c); }

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Questions

What color is #B499AA?: #B499AA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B499AA?: The RGB value is 180, 153, 170: 180 red, 153 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B499AA?: The complementary color is #99B4A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B499AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.