What color is #B889A2?

#B889A2 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B889A2?

The RGB value is 184, 137, 162: 184 red, 137 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B889A2?

The complementary color is #89B89F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B889A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B889A2 color

#B889A2 rgb(184, 137, 162)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B889A2 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 53.7% green and 63.5% blue (184, 137, 162).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 25% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 12% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#B889A2 color codes

HEX	`#B889A2`
RGB	`rgb(184, 137, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 53.7%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 25%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 26%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 12%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.25, 21.91, -6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.25, 22.77, 344.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.234, 30.692, 38.244)`
Decimal	`12093858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B889A2, 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 #B889A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B889A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #B889A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b889a2; }
.text { color: #b889a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b889a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 137 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b889a2, #b8898b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B889A2?: #B889A2 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B889A2?: The RGB value is 184, 137, 162: 184 red, 137 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B889A2?: The complementary color is #89B89F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B889A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.