What color is #B790AF?

#B790AF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B790AF?

The RGB value is 183, 144, 175: 183 red, 144 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B790AF?

The complementary color is #90B798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B790AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B790AF color

#B790AF rgb(183, 144, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B790AF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 56.5% green and 68.6% blue (183, 144, 175).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 21% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 4% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#B790AF color codes

HEX	`#B790AF`
RGB	`rgb(183, 144, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 56.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 21%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 21%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 4%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.25, 19.96, -10.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.25, 22.6, 332.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.239, 33.11, 44.978)`
Decimal	`12030127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B790AF, 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 #B790AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B790AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #B790AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b790af; }
.text { color: #b790af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b790af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 144 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b790af, #b7909b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B790AF?: #B790AF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B790AF?: The RGB value is 183, 144, 175: 183 red, 144 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B790AF?: The complementary color is #90B798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B790AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.