What color is #B88DA4?

#B88DA4 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 #B88DA4?

The RGB value is 184, 141, 164: 184 red, 141 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B88DA4?

The complementary color is #8DB8A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B88DA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B88DA4 color

#B88DA4 rgb(184, 141, 164)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B88DA4 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 55.3% green and 64.3% blue (184, 141, 164).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 23% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 11% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#B88DA4 color codes

HEX	`#B88DA4`
RGB	`rgb(184, 141, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 55.3%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 23%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 23%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 11%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.28, 20.02, -5.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.28, 20.85, 343.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.993, 31.922, 39.38)`
Decimal	`12094884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B88DA4, 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 #B88DA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B88DA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #B88DA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b88da4; }
.text { color: #b88da4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b88da4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 141 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b88da4, #b88d8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B88DA4?: #B88DA4 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 #B88DA4?: The RGB value is 184, 141, 164: 184 red, 141 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B88DA4?: The complementary color is #8DB8A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B88DA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.