What color is #B88BAC?

#B88BAC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B88BAC?

The RGB value is 184, 139, 172: 184 red, 139 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B88BAC?

The complementary color is #8BB897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B88BAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B88BAC color

#B88BAC rgb(184, 139, 172)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B88BAC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 54.5% green and 67.5% blue (184, 139, 172).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 24% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 7% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#B88BAC color codes

HEX	`#B88BAC`
RGB	`rgb(184, 139, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 54.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 24%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 24%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 7%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.04, 22.56, -10.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.04, 24.97, 334.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.446, 31.635, 43.208)`
Decimal	`12094380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B88BAC, 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 #B88BAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B88BAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #B88BAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b88bac; }
.text { color: #b88bac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b88bac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 139 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b88bac, #b88b95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B88BAC?: #B88BAC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B88BAC?: The RGB value is 184, 139, 172: 184 red, 139 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B88BAC?: The complementary color is #8BB897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B88BAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.