What color is #B888AD?

#B888AD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B888AD?

The RGB value is 184, 136, 173: 184 red, 136 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B888AD?

The complementary color is #88B893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B888AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B888AD color

#B888AD rgb(184, 136, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B888AD is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 53.3% green and 67.8% blue (184, 136, 173).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 25% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 6% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#B888AD color codes

HEX	`#B888AD`
RGB	`rgb(184, 136, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 53.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 25%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 26%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 6%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.35, 24.42, -12.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.35, 27.34, 333.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.114, 30.817, 43.573)`
Decimal	`12093613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B888AD, 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 #B888AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B888AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #B888AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b888ad; }
.text { color: #b888ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b888ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 136 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b888ad, #b88895); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B888AD?: #B888AD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B888AD?: The RGB value is 184, 136, 173: 184 red, 136 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B888AD?: The complementary color is #88B893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B888AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.