What color is #B59EA7?

#B59EA7 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 #B59EA7?

The RGB value is 181, 158, 167: 181 red, 158 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B59EA7?

The complementary color is #9EB5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B59EA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B59EA7 color

#B59EA7 rgb(181, 158, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B59EA7 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 62% green and 65.5% blue (181, 158, 167).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 13% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#B59EA7 color codes

HEX	`#B59EA7`
RGB	`rgb(181, 158, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 62%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 13%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 8%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.33, 10, -1.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.33, 10.12, 351.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.257, 37.068, 41.691)`
Decimal	`11902631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B59EA7, 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 #B59EA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B59EA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #B59EA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b59ea7; }
.text { color: #b59ea7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b59ea7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 158 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b59ea7, #b5a19e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B59EA7?: #B59EA7 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 #B59EA7?: The RGB value is 181, 158, 167: 181 red, 158 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B59EA7?: The complementary color is #9EB5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B59EA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.