What color is #B69FAA?

#B69FAA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B69FAA?

The RGB value is 182, 159, 170: 182 red, 159 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B69FAA?

The complementary color is #9FB6AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B69FAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B69FAA color

#B69FAA rgb(182, 159, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B69FAA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 62.4% green and 66.7% blue (182, 159, 170).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 14% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 7% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#B69FAA color codes

HEX	`#B69FAA`
RGB	`rgb(182, 159, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 62.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 14%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 7%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.76, 10.34, -2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.76, 10.67, 345.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.945, 37.644, 43.237)`
Decimal	`11968426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B69FAA, 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 #B69FAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B69FAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #B69FAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b69faa; }
.text { color: #b69faa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b69faa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 159 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b69faa, #b6a09f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B69FAA?: #B69FAA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B69FAA?: The RGB value is 182, 159, 170: 182 red, 159 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B69FAA?: The complementary color is #9FB6AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B69FAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.