What color is #B49BA2?

#B49BA2 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B49BA2?

The RGB value is 180, 155, 162: 180 red, 155 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B49BA2?

The complementary color is #9BB4AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B49BA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B49BA2 color

#B49BA2 rgb(180, 155, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B49BA2 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 60.8% green and 63.5% blue (180, 155, 162).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 14% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 10% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#B49BA2 color codes

HEX	`#B49BA2`
RGB	`rgb(180, 155, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 60.8%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 14%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 14%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 10%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.33, 10.41, -0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.33, 10.42, 358.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.065, 35.755, 39.124)`
Decimal	`11836322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B49BA2, 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 #B49BA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B49BA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #B49BA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b49ba2; }
.text { color: #b49ba2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49ba2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 155 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b49ba2, #b4a19b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B49BA2?: #B49BA2 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B49BA2?: The RGB value is 180, 155, 162: 180 red, 155 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B49BA2?: The complementary color is #9BB4AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B49BA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.