What color is #B49EA1?

#B49EA1 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B49EA1?

The RGB value is 180, 158, 161: 180 red, 158 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B49EA1?

The complementary color is #9EB4B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B49EA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B49EA1 color

#B49EA1 rgb(180, 158, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B49EA1 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 62% green and 63.1% blue (180, 158, 161).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 13% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#B49EA1 color codes

HEX	`#B49EA1`
RGB	`rgb(180, 158, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 62%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 13%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 12%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 11%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.07, 8.58, 1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.07, 8.69, 9.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.482, 36.731, 38.827)`
Decimal	`11837089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B49EA1, 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 #B49EA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B49EA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #B49EA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b49ea1; }
.text { color: #b49ea1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49ea1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 158 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b49ea1, #b4a69e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B49EA1?: #B49EA1 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B49EA1?: The RGB value is 180, 158, 161: 180 red, 158 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B49EA1?: The complementary color is #9EB4B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B49EA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.