What color is #B69AAF?

#B69AAF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B69AAF?

The RGB value is 182, 154, 175: 182 red, 154 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B69AAF?

The complementary color is #9AB6A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B69AAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B69AAF color

#B69AAF rgb(182, 154, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B69AAF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 60.4% green and 68.6% blue (182, 154, 175).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 16% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#B69AAF color codes

HEX	`#B69AAF`
RGB	`rgb(182, 154, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 60.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 16%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 15%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.64, 14.03, -7.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.64, 15.7, 333.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.584, 36.152, 45.495)`
Decimal	`11967151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B69AAF, 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 #B69AAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B69AAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	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 #B69AAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b69aaf; }
.text { color: #b69aaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b69aaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 154 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b69aaf, #b69aa1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B69AAF?: #B69AAF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B69AAF?: The RGB value is 182, 154, 175: 182 red, 154 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B69AAF?: The complementary color is #9AB6A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B69AAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.