What color is #B699AC?

#B699AC 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 #B699AC?

The RGB value is 182, 153, 172: 182 red, 153 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B699AC?

The complementary color is #99B6A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B699AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B699AC color

#B699AC rgb(182, 153, 172)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B699AC is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 60% green and 67.5% blue (182, 153, 172).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 17% saturation and 66% 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 8.14:1).

#B699AC color codes

HEX	`#B699AC`
RGB	`rgb(182, 153, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 60%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 17%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 16%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 5%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.3, 14.03, -5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.3, 15.21, 337.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.128, 35.707, 43.905)`
Decimal	`11966892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B699AC, 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 #B699AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B699AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	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 #B699AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b699ac; }
.text { color: #b699ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b699ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 153 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b699ac, #b6999e); }

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Questions

What color is #B699AC?: #B699AC 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 #B699AC?: The RGB value is 182, 153, 172: 182 red, 153 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B699AC?: The complementary color is #99B6A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B699AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.