What color is #B5A1B1?

#B5A1B1 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5A1B1?

The RGB value is 181, 161, 177: 181 red, 161 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5A1B1?

The complementary color is #A1B5A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5A1B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5A1B1 color

#B5A1B1 rgb(181, 161, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5A1B1 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 63.1% green and 69.4% blue (181, 161, 177).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 12% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 2% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#B5A1B1 color codes

HEX	`#B5A1B1`
RGB	`rgb(181, 161, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 63.1%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 12%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 11%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 2%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.38, 10.16, -5.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.38, 11.6, 331.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.736, 38.488, 46.922)`
Decimal	`11903409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5A1B1, 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 #B5A1B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5A1B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #B5A1B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5a1b1; }
.text { color: #b5a1b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5a1b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 161 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5a1b1, #b5a1a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B5A1B1?: #B5A1B1 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5A1B1?: The RGB value is 181, 161, 177: 181 red, 161 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5A1B1?: The complementary color is #A1B5A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5A1B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.