What color is #B59CAA?

#B59CAA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B59CAA?

The RGB value is 181, 156, 170: 181 red, 156 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59CAA?

The complementary color is #9CB5A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59CAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59CAA color

#B59CAA rgb(181, 156, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B59CAA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 61.2% green and 66.7% blue (181, 156, 170).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 14% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#B59CAA color codes

HEX	`#B59CAA`
RGB	`rgb(181, 156, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 61.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 14%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 14%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 6%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.9, 11.65, -3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.9, 12.27, 341.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.2, 36.504, 43.056)`
Decimal	`11902122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59CAA, 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 #B59CAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59CAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #B59CAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59caa; }
.text { color: #b59caa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59caa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 156 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59caa, #b59c9d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B59CAA?: #B59CAA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B59CAA?: The RGB value is 181, 156, 170: 181 red, 156 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59CAA?: The complementary color is #9CB5A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59CAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.