What color is #B698AC?

#B698AC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B698AC?

The RGB value is 182, 152, 172: 182 red, 152 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B698AC?

The complementary color is #98B6A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B698AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B698AC color

#B698AC rgb(182, 152, 172)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B698AC is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 59.6% green and 67.5% blue (182, 152, 172).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 17% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#B698AC color codes

HEX	`#B698AC`
RGB	`rgb(182, 152, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 59.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 17%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 16%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 5%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.04, 14.59, -6.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.04, 15.87, 336.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.965, 35.381, 43.851)`
Decimal	`11966636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B698AC, 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 #B698AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B698AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #B698AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b698ac; }
.text { color: #b698ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b698ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 152 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b698ac, #b6989d); }

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Questions

What color is #B698AC?: #B698AC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B698AC?: The RGB value is 182, 152, 172: 182 red, 152 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B698AC?: The complementary color is #98B6A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B698AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.