What color is #B793A5?

#B793A5 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B793A5?

The RGB value is 183, 147, 165: 183 red, 147 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B793A5?

The complementary color is #93B7A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B793A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B793A5 color

#B793A5 rgb(183, 147, 165)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B793A5 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 57.6% green and 64.7% blue (183, 147, 165).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 20% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 10% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#B793A5 color codes

HEX	`#B793A5`
RGB	`rgb(183, 147, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 57.6%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 20%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 20%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 10%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.69, 16.49, -4.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.69, 17.04, 345.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.753, 33.652, 40.15)`
Decimal	`12030885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B793A5, 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 #B793A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B793A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #B793A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b793a5; }
.text { color: #b793a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b793a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 147 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b793a5, #b79393); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B793A5?: #B793A5 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B793A5?: The RGB value is 183, 147, 165: 183 red, 147 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B793A5?: The complementary color is #93B7A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B793A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.