What color is #B49FAB?

#B49FAB 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 #B49FAB?

The RGB value is 180, 159, 171: 180 red, 159 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B49FAB?

The complementary color is #9FB4A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B49FAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B49FAB color

#B49FAB rgb(180, 159, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B49FAB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 62.4% green and 67.1% blue (180, 159, 171).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 12% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 5% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#B49FAB color codes

HEX	`#B49FAB`
RGB	`rgb(180, 159, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 62.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 12%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 12%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 5%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.61, 9.8, -3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.61, 10.38, 340.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.57, 37.44, 43.715)`
Decimal	`11837355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B49FAB, 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 #B49FAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B49FAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #B49FAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b49fab; }
.text { color: #b49fab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49fab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 159 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b49fab, #b49fa0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B49FAB?: #B49FAB 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 #B49FAB?: The RGB value is 180, 159, 171: 180 red, 159 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B49FAB?: The complementary color is #9FB4A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B49FAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.