What color is #B790A8?

#B790A8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B790A8?

The RGB value is 183, 144, 168: 183 red, 144 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B790A8?

The complementary color is #90B79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B790A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B790A8 color

#B790A8 rgb(183, 144, 168)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B790A8 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 56.5% green and 65.9% blue (183, 144, 168).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 21% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 8% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#B790A8 color codes

HEX	`#B790A8`
RGB	`rgb(183, 144, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 56.5%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 21%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 21%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 8%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.03, 18.69, -6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.03, 19.95, 339.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.569, 32.842, 41.451)`
Decimal	`12030120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B790A8, 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 #B790A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B790A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #B790A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b790a8; }
.text { color: #b790a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b790a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 144 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b790a8, #b79094); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B790A8?: #B790A8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B790A8?: The RGB value is 183, 144, 168: 183 red, 144 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B790A8?: The complementary color is #90B79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B790A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.