What color is #B685A7?

#B685A7 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B685A7?

The RGB value is 182, 133, 167: 182 red, 133 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B685A7?

The complementary color is #85B694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B685A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B685A7 color

#B685A7 rgb(182, 133, 167)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B685A7 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 52.2% green and 65.5% blue (182, 133, 167).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 25% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 8% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#B685A7 color codes

HEX	`#B685A7`
RGB	`rgb(182, 133, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 52.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 25%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 27%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 8%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.23, 24.31, -10.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.23, 26.51, 336.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.654, 29.511, 40.423)`
Decimal	`11961767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B685A7, 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 #B685A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B685A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	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 #B685A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b685a7; }
.text { color: #b685a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b685a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 133 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b685a7, #b6858e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B685A7?: #B685A7 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B685A7?: The RGB value is 182, 133, 167: 182 red, 133 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B685A7?: The complementary color is #85B694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B685A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.