What color is #B59CA6?

#B59CA6 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 #B59CA6?

The RGB value is 181, 156, 166: 181 red, 156 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59CA6?

The complementary color is #9CB5AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59CA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59CA6 color

#B59CA6 rgb(181, 156, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B59CA6 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 61.2% green and 65.1% blue (181, 156, 166).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 14% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#B59CA6 color codes

HEX	`#B59CA6`
RGB	`rgb(181, 156, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 61.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 14%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 14%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 8%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.79, 10.93, -1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.79, 11.07, 350.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.827, 36.355, 41.093)`
Decimal	`11902118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59CA6, 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 #B59CA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59CA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	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 #B59CA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59ca6; }
.text { color: #b59ca6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59ca6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 156 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59ca6, #b59f9c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B59CA6?: #B59CA6 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 #B59CA6?: The RGB value is 181, 156, 166: 181 red, 156 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59CA6?: The complementary color is #9CB5AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59CA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.