What color is #B49CAA?

#B49CAA 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 #B49CAA?

The RGB value is 180, 156, 170: 180 red, 156 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B49CAA?

The complementary color is #9CB4A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B49CAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B49CAA color

#B49CAA rgb(180, 156, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B49CAA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 61.2% green and 66.7% blue (180, 156, 170).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 14% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#B49CAA color codes

HEX	`#B49CAA`
RGB	`rgb(180, 156, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 61.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 14%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 6%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.81, 11.28, -4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.81, 11.98, 340.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.966, 36.383, 43.045)`
Decimal	`11836586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B49CAA, 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 #B49CAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B49CAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #B49CAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b49caa; }
.text { color: #b49caa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49caa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 156 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b49caa, #b49c9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B49CAA?: #B49CAA 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 #B49CAA?: The RGB value is 180, 156, 170: 180 red, 156 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B49CAA?: The complementary color is #9CB4A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B49CAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.