What color is #B7ACC0?

#B7ACC0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7ACC0?

The RGB value is 183, 172, 192: 183 red, 172 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7ACC0?

The complementary color is #B5C0AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7ACC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7ACC0 color

#B7ACC0 rgb(183, 172, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7ACC0 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 67.5% green and 75.3% blue (183, 172, 192).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#B7ACC0 color codes

HEX	`#B7ACC0`
RGB	`rgb(183, 172, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 67.5%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 10%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.81, 7.69, -8.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.81, 11.66, 311.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.794, 43.378, 55.925)`
Decimal	`12037312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7ACC0, 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 #B7ACC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7ACC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #B7ACC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7acc0; }
.text { color: #b7acc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7acc0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 172 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7acc0, #c0acbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B7ACC0?: #B7ACC0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7ACC0?: The RGB value is 183, 172, 192: 183 red, 172 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7ACC0?: The complementary color is #B5C0AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7ACC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.