What color is #B49BAA?

#B49BAA 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 #B49BAA?

The RGB value is 180, 155, 170: 180 red, 155 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B49BAA?

The complementary color is #9BB4A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B49BAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B49BAA color

#B49BAA rgb(180, 155, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B49BAA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 60.8% green and 66.7% blue (180, 155, 170).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 14% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% 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 8.21:1).

#B49BAA color codes

HEX	`#B49BAA`
RGB	`rgb(180, 155, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 60.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 14%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 14%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 6%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.56, 11.84, -4.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.56, 12.63, 339.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.799, 36.049, 42.989)`
Decimal	`11836330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B49BAA, 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 #B49BAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B49BAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #B49BAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b49baa; }
.text { color: #b49baa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49baa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 155 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b49baa, #b49b9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B49BAA?: #B49BAA 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 #B49BAA?: The RGB value is 180, 155, 170: 180 red, 155 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B49BAA?: The complementary color is #9BB4A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B49BAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.