What color is #B69DAB?

#B69DAB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B69DAB?

The RGB value is 182, 157, 171: 182 red, 157 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B69DAB?

The complementary color is #9DB6A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B69DAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B69DAB color

#B69DAB rgb(182, 157, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B69DAB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 61.6% green and 67.1% blue (182, 157, 171).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 15% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#B69DAB color codes

HEX	`#B69DAB`
RGB	`rgb(182, 157, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 61.6%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 15%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 14%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 6%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.28, 11.63, -3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.28, 12.26, 341.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.698, 37, 43.623)`
Decimal	`11967915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B69DAB, 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 #B69DAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B69DAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	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 #B69DAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b69dab; }
.text { color: #b69dab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b69dab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 157 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b69dab, #b69d9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B69DAB?: #B69DAB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B69DAB?: The RGB value is 182, 157, 171: 182 red, 157 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B69DAB?: The complementary color is #9DB6A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B69DAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.