What color is #B887AE?

#B887AE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B887AE?

The RGB value is 184, 135, 174: 184 red, 135 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B887AE?

The complementary color is #87B891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B887AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B887AE color

#B887AE rgb(184, 135, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B887AE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 52.9% green and 68.2% blue (184, 135, 174).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 26% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 5% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#B887AE color codes

HEX	`#B887AE`
RGB	`rgb(184, 135, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 52.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 26%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 27%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 5%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.15, 25.16, -13.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.15, 28.39, 332.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.071, 30.576, 44.038)`
Decimal	`12093358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B887AE, 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 #B887AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B887AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #B887AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b887ae; }
.text { color: #b887ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b887ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 135 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b887ae, #b88796); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B887AE?: #B887AE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B887AE?: The RGB value is 184, 135, 174: 184 red, 135 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B887AE?: The complementary color is #87B891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B887AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.