What color is #B79FAD?

#B79FAD is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B79FAD?

The RGB value is 183, 159, 173: 183 red, 159 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B79FAD?

The complementary color is #9FB7A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B79FAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B79FAD color

#B79FAD rgb(183, 159, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B79FAD is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 62.4% green and 67.8% blue (183, 159, 173).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 14% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 5% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#B79FAD color codes

HEX	`#B79FAD`
RGB	`rgb(183, 159, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 62.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 14%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 13%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 5%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.93, 11.25, -4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.93, 11.94, 340.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.469, 37.881, 44.76)`
Decimal	`12033965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B79FAD, 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 #B79FAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B79FAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	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 #B79FAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b79fad; }
.text { color: #b79fad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b79fad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 159 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b79fad, #b79fa1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B79FAD?: #B79FAD is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B79FAD?: The RGB value is 183, 159, 173: 183 red, 159 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B79FAD?: The complementary color is #9FB7A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B79FAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.