What color is #B891BC?

#B891BC 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 #B891BC?

The RGB value is 184, 145, 188: 184 red, 145 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B891BC?

The complementary color is #95BC91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B891BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B891BC color

#B891BC rgb(184, 145, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B891BC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 56.9% green and 73.7% blue (184, 145, 188).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#B891BC color codes

HEX	`#B891BC`
RGB	`rgb(184, 145, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 56.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 23%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 23%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.02, 22.22, -16.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.02, 27.82, 323.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.969, 34.073, 52.091)`
Decimal	`12095932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B891BC, 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 #B891BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B891BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #B891BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b891bc; }
.text { color: #b891bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b891bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 145 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b891bc, #bc91aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B891BC?: #B891BC 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 #B891BC?: The RGB value is 184, 145, 188: 184 red, 145 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B891BC?: The complementary color is #95BC91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B891BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.