What color is #B7AABD?

#B7AABD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7AABD?

The RGB value is 183, 170, 189: 183 red, 170 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7AABD?

The complementary color is #B0BDAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7AABD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7AABD color

#B7AABD rgb(183, 170, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7AABD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 66.7% green and 74.1% blue (183, 170, 189).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 13% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#B7AABD color codes

HEX	`#B7AABD`
RGB	`rgb(183, 170, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 66.7%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 13%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 10%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.21, 8.2, -8.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.21, 11.47, 315.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.087, 42.491, 54.066)`
Decimal	`12036797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7AABD, 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 #B7AABD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7AABD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #B7AABD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7aabd; }
.text { color: #b7aabd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7aabd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 170 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7aabd, #bdaaba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B7AABD?: #B7AABD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7AABD?: The RGB value is 183, 170, 189: 183 red, 170 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7AABD?: The complementary color is #B0BDAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7AABD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.