What color is #B689AA?

#B689AA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B689AA?

The RGB value is 182, 137, 170: 182 red, 137 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B689AA?

The complementary color is #89B695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B689AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B689AA color

#B689AA rgb(182, 137, 170)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B689AA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 53.7% green and 66.7% blue (182, 137, 170).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 24% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 7% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#B689AA color codes

HEX	`#B689AA`
RGB	`rgb(182, 137, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 53.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 24%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 25%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 7%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.29, 22.61, -10.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.29, 25.02, 334.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.492, 30.74, 42.086)`
Decimal	`11962794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B689AA, 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 #B689AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B689AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #B689AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b689aa; }
.text { color: #b689aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b689aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 137 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b689aa, #b68994); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B689AA?: #B689AA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B689AA?: The RGB value is 182, 137, 170: 182 red, 137 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B689AA?: The complementary color is #89B695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B689AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.