What color is #B49AA6?

#B49AA6 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 #B49AA6?

The RGB value is 180, 154, 166: 180 red, 154 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B49AA6?

The complementary color is #9AB4A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B49AA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B49AA6 color

#B49AA6 rgb(180, 154, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B49AA6 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 60.4% green and 65.1% blue (180, 154, 166).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 15% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#B49AA6 color codes

HEX	`#B49AA6`
RGB	`rgb(180, 154, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 60.4%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 15%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 14%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 8%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.19, 11.67, -2.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.19, 11.98, 347.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.26, 35.569, 40.972)`
Decimal	`11836070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B49AA6, 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 #B49AA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B49AA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #B49AA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b49aa6; }
.text { color: #b49aa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49aa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 154 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b49aa6, #b49b9a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B49AA6?: #B49AA6 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 #B49AA6?: The RGB value is 180, 154, 166: 180 red, 154 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B49AA6?: The complementary color is #9AB4A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B49AA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.