What color is #B68CAC?

#B68CAC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B68CAC?

The RGB value is 182, 140, 172: 182 red, 140 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B68CAC?

The complementary color is #8CB696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B68CAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B68CAC color

#B68CAC rgb(182, 140, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B68CAC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 54.9% green and 67.5% blue (182, 140, 172).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 22% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 5% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#B68CAC color codes

HEX	`#B68CAC`
RGB	`rgb(182, 140, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 54.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 22%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 23%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 5%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.08, 21.29, -10.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.08, 23.81, 333.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.115, 31.681, 43.234)`
Decimal	`11963564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B68CAC, 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 #B68CAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B68CAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #B68CAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b68cac; }
.text { color: #b68cac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b68cac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 140 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b68cac, #b68c97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B68CAC?: #B68CAC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B68CAC?: The RGB value is 182, 140, 172: 182 red, 140 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B68CAC?: The complementary color is #8CB696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B68CAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.