What color is #B4A4B4?

#B4A4B4 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 #B4A4B4?

The RGB value is 180, 164, 180: 180 red, 164 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4A4B4?

The complementary color is #A4B4A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4A4B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4A4B4 color

#B4A4B4 rgb(180, 164, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4A4B4 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 64.3% green and 70.6% blue (180, 164, 180).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 10% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#B4A4B4 color codes

HEX	`#B4A4B4`
RGB	`rgb(180, 164, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 64.3%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 10%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 9%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.15, 8.72, -6.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.15, 10.66, 324.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.335, 39.55, 48.68)`
Decimal	`11838644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4A4B4, 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 #B4A4B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4A4B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #B4A4B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4a4b4; }
.text { color: #b4a4b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4a4b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 164 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4a4b4, #b4a4ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4A4B4?: #B4A4B4 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 #B4A4B4?: The RGB value is 180, 164, 180: 180 red, 164 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4A4B4?: The complementary color is #A4B4A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4A4B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.