What color is #B798A3?

#B798A3 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 #B798A3?

The RGB value is 183, 152, 163: 183 red, 152 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B798A3?

The complementary color is #98B7AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B798A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B798A3 color

#B798A3 rgb(183, 152, 163)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B798A3 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 59.6% green and 63.9% blue (183, 152, 163).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 18% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 11% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#B798A3 color codes

HEX	`#B798A3`
RGB	`rgb(183, 152, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 59.6%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 18%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 17%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 11%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.88, 13.35, -1.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.88, 13.43, 353.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.367, 35.169, 39.463)`
Decimal	`12032163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B798A3, 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 #B798A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B798A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #B798A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b798a3; }
.text { color: #b798a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b798a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 152 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b798a3, #b79d98); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B798A3?: #B798A3 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 #B798A3?: The RGB value is 183, 152, 163: 183 red, 152 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B798A3?: The complementary color is #98B7AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B798A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.