What color is #B599AB?

#B599AB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B599AB?

The RGB value is 181, 153, 171: 181 red, 153 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B599AB?

The complementary color is #99B5A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B599AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B599AB color

#B599AB rgb(181, 153, 171)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B599AB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 60% green and 67.1% blue (181, 153, 171).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 6% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#B599AB color codes

HEX	`#B599AB`
RGB	`rgb(181, 153, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 60%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 15%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 6%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.17, 13.49, -5.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.17, 14.57, 337.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.797, 35.547, 43.39)`
Decimal	`11901355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B599AB, 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 #B599AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B599AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #B599AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b599ab; }
.text { color: #b599ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b599ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 153 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b599ab, #b5999d); }

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Questions

What color is #B599AB?: #B599AB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B599AB?: The RGB value is 181, 153, 171: 181 red, 153 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B599AB?: The complementary color is #99B5A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B599AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.