What color is #B699BF?

#B699BF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B699BF?

The RGB value is 182, 153, 191: 182 red, 153 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B699BF?

The complementary color is #A2BF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B699BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B699BF color

#B699BF rgb(182, 153, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B699BF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 60% green and 74.9% blue (182, 153, 191).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#B699BF color codes

HEX	`#B699BF`
RGB	`rgb(182, 153, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 60%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 20%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.89, 17.67, -15.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.89, 23.57, 318.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.085, 36.49, 54.212)`
Decimal	`11966911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B699BF, 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 #B699BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B699BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #B699BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b699bf; }
.text { color: #b699bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b699bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 153 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b699bf, #bf99b5); }

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Questions

What color is #B699BF?: #B699BF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B699BF?: The RGB value is 182, 153, 191: 182 red, 153 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B699BF?: The complementary color is #A2BF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B699BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.