What color is #B888AE?

#B888AE 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 #B888AE?

The RGB value is 184, 136, 174: 184 red, 136 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B888AE?

The complementary color is #88B892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B888AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B888AE color

#B888AE rgb(184, 136, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B888AE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 53.3% green and 68.2% blue (184, 136, 174).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 25% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 5% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#B888AE color codes

HEX	`#B888AE`
RGB	`rgb(184, 136, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 53.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 25%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 26%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 5%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.39, 24.6, -12.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.39, 27.73, 332.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.211, 30.856, 44.085)`
Decimal	`12093614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B888AE, 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 #B888AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B888AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #B888AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b888ae; }
.text { color: #b888ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b888ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 136 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b888ae, #b88896); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B888AE?: #B888AE 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 #B888AE?: The RGB value is 184, 136, 174: 184 red, 136 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B888AE?: The complementary color is #88B892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B888AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.