What color is #B4A8BC?

#B4A8BC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4A8BC?

The RGB value is 180, 168, 188: 180 red, 168 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4A8BC?

The complementary color is #B0BCA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4A8BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4A8BC color

#B4A8BC rgb(180, 168, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4A8BC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 65.9% green and 73.7% blue (180, 168, 188).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 13% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#B4A8BC color codes

HEX	`#B4A8BC`
RGB	`rgb(180, 168, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 65.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 13%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 11%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 11%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.41, 8.07, -8.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.41, 11.84, 312.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.901, 41.34, 53.339)`
Decimal	`11839676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4A8BC, 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 #B4A8BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4A8BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	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 #B4A8BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4a8bc; }
.text { color: #b4a8bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4a8bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 168 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4a8bc, #bca8ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4A8BC?: #B4A8BC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4A8BC?: The RGB value is 180, 168, 188: 180 red, 168 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4A8BC?: The complementary color is #B0BCA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4A8BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.