What color is #B4AAC6?

#B4AAC6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4AAC6?

The RGB value is 180, 170, 198: 180 red, 170 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4AAC6?

The complementary color is #BCC6AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4AAC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4AAC6 color

#B4AAC6 rgb(180, 170, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B4AAC6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 66.7% green and 77.6% blue (180, 170, 198).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 20% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#B4AAC6 color codes

HEX	`#B4AAC6`
RGB	`rgb(180, 170, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 66.7%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 20%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.23, 8.98, -12.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.23, 15.76, 304.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.388, 42.53, 59.338)`
Decimal	`11840198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4AAC6, 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 #B4AAC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4AAC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #B4AAC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4aac6; }
.text { color: #b4aac6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4aac6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 170 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4aac6, #c2aac6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B4AAC6?: #B4AAC6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4AAC6?: The RGB value is 180, 170, 198: 180 red, 170 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4AAC6?: The complementary color is #BCC6AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4AAC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.