What color is #B49EAD?

#B49EAD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B49EAD?

The RGB value is 180, 158, 173: 180 red, 158 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B49EAD?

The complementary color is #9EB4A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B49EAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B49EAD color

#B49EAD rgb(180, 158, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B49EAD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 62% green and 67.8% blue (180, 158, 173).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 13% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#B49EAD color codes

HEX	`#B49EAD`
RGB	`rgb(180, 158, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 62%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 13%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 12%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.41, 10.73, -4.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.41, 11.75, 335.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.591, 37.175, 44.67)`
Decimal	`11837101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B49EAD, 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 #B49EAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B49EAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	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 #B49EAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b49ead; }
.text { color: #b49ead; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49ead; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 158 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b49ead, #b49ea2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B49EAD?: #B49EAD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B49EAD?: The RGB value is 180, 158, 173: 180 red, 158 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B49EAD?: The complementary color is #9EB4A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B49EAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.