What color is #B891A4?

#B891A4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B891A4?

The RGB value is 184, 145, 164: 184 red, 145 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B891A4?

The complementary color is #91B8A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B891A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B891A4 color

#B891A4 rgb(184, 145, 164)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B891A4 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 56.9% green and 64.3% blue (184, 145, 164).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 11% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#B891A4 color codes

HEX	`#B891A4`
RGB	`rgb(184, 145, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 56.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 21%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 11%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.26, 17.79, -4.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.26, 18.32, 346.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.593, 33.123, 39.58)`
Decimal	`12095908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B891A4, 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 #B891A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B891A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #B891A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b891a4; }
.text { color: #b891a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b891a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 145 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b891a4, #b89191); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B891A4?: #B891A4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B891A4?: The RGB value is 184, 145, 164: 184 red, 145 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B891A4?: The complementary color is #91B8A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B891A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.