What color is #B69BAE?

#B69BAE 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 #B69BAE?

The RGB value is 182, 155, 174: 182 red, 155 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B69BAE?

The complementary color is #9BB6A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B69BAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B69BAE color

#B69BAE rgb(182, 155, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B69BAE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 60.8% green and 68.2% blue (182, 155, 174).

Its hue angle is 318°, 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 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#B69BAE color codes

HEX	`#B69BAE`
RGB	`rgb(182, 155, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 60.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 16%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 15%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.86, 13.29, -6.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.86, 14.65, 335.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.652, 36.445, 45.035)`
Decimal	`11967406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B69BAE, 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 #B69BAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B69BAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #B69BAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b69bae; }
.text { color: #b69bae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b69bae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 155 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b69bae, #b69ba0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B69BAE?: #B69BAE 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 #B69BAE?: The RGB value is 182, 155, 174: 182 red, 155 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B69BAE?: The complementary color is #9BB6A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B69BAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.