What color is #B49BBA?

#B49BBA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B49BBA?

The RGB value is 180, 155, 186: 180 red, 155 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B49BBA?

The complementary color is #A1BA9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B49BBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B49BBA color

#B49BBA rgb(180, 155, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B49BBA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 60.8% green and 72.9% blue (180, 155, 186).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#B49BBA color codes

HEX	`#B49BBA`
RGB	`rgb(180, 155, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 60.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 17%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.05, 14.88, -12.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.05, 19.49, 319.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.405, 36.692, 51.451)`
Decimal	`11836346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B49BBA, 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 #B49BBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B49BBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #B49BBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b49bba; }
.text { color: #b49bba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49bba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 155 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b49bba, #ba9bb0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B49BBA?: #B49BBA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B49BBA?: The RGB value is 180, 155, 186: 180 red, 155 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B49BBA?: The complementary color is #A1BA9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B49BBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.