What color is #B891B8?

#B891B8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B891B8?

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

What is the complementary color of #B891B8?

The complementary color is #91B891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B891B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B891B8 color

#B891B8 rgb(184, 145, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B891B8 is a light, grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#B891B8 color codes

HEX	`#B891B8`
RGB	`rgb(184, 145, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 56.9%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 21%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.89, 21.45, -14.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.89, 25.99, 325.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.543, 33.903, 49.852)`
Decimal	`12095928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B891B8, 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 #B891B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B891B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #B891B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b891b8; }
.text { color: #b891b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b891b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 145 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b891b8, #b891a4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B891B8?: #B891B8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B891B8?: The RGB value is 184, 145, 184: 184 red, 145 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B891B8?: The complementary color is #91B891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B891B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.