What color is #B7A7BD?

#B7A7BD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7A7BD?

The RGB value is 183, 167, 189: 183 red, 167 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7A7BD?

The complementary color is #ADBDA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7A7BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7A7BD color

#B7A7BD rgb(183, 167, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B7A7BD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 65.5% green and 74.1% blue (183, 167, 189).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 14% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#B7A7BD color codes

HEX	`#B7A7BD`
RGB	`rgb(183, 167, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 65.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 12%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 12%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.44, 9.85, -9.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.44, 13.45, 317.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.531, 41.379, 53.881)`
Decimal	`12036029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7A7BD, 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 #B7A7BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7A7BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	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 #B7A7BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7a7bd; }
.text { color: #b7a7bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7a7bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 167 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7a7bd, #bda7b8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B7A7BD?: #B7A7BD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7A7BD?: The RGB value is 183, 167, 189: 183 red, 167 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7A7BD?: The complementary color is #ADBDA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7A7BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.