What color is #B49CA8?

#B49CA8 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 #B49CA8?

The RGB value is 180, 156, 168: 180 red, 156 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B49CA8?

The complementary color is #9CB4A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B49CA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B49CA8 color

#B49CA8 rgb(180, 156, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B49CA8 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 61.2% green and 65.9% blue (180, 156, 168).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 14% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#B49CA8 color codes

HEX	`#B49CA8`
RGB	`rgb(180, 156, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 61.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 14%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 7%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.75, 10.92, -2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.75, 11.32, 344.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.778, 36.308, 42.056)`
Decimal	`11836584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B49CA8, 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 #B49CA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B49CA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	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 #B49CA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b49ca8; }
.text { color: #b49ca8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49ca8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 156 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b49ca8, #b49c9c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B49CA8?: #B49CA8 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 #B49CA8?: The RGB value is 180, 156, 168: 180 red, 156 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B49CA8?: The complementary color is #9CB4A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B49CA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.