What color is #B59CAD?

#B59CAD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B59CAD?

The RGB value is 181, 156, 173: 181 red, 156 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59CAD?

The complementary color is #9CB5A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59CAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59CAD color

#B59CAD rgb(181, 156, 173)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B59CAD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 61.2% green and 67.8% blue (181, 156, 173).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 14% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#B59CAD color codes

HEX	`#B59CAD`
RGB	`rgb(181, 156, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 61.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 14%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 14%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.99, 12.19, -5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.99, 13.34, 336.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.487, 36.619, 44.568)`
Decimal	`11902125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59CAD, 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 #B59CAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59CAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #B59CAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59cad; }
.text { color: #b59cad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59cad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 156 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59cad, #b59ca1); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #B59CAD?: #B59CAD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B59CAD?: The RGB value is 181, 156, 173: 181 red, 156 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59CAD?: The complementary color is #9CB5A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59CAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.