What color is #B686A6?

#B686A6 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B686A6?

The RGB value is 182, 134, 166: 182 red, 134 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B686A6?

The complementary color is #86B696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B686A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B686A6 color

#B686A6 rgb(182, 134, 166)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B686A6 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 52.5% green and 65.1% blue (182, 134, 166).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 25% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 9% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#B686A6 color codes

HEX	`#B686A6`
RGB	`rgb(182, 134, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 52.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 25%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 26%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 9%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.44, 23.57, -9.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.44, 25.49, 337.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.699, 29.75, 39.983)`
Decimal	`11962022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B686A6, 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 #B686A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B686A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #B686A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b686a6; }
.text { color: #b686a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b686a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 134 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b686a6, #b6868e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B686A6?: #B686A6 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B686A6?: The RGB value is 182, 134, 166: 182 red, 134 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B686A6?: The complementary color is #86B696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B686A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.