What color is #B893A6?

#B893A6 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 #B893A6?

The RGB value is 184, 147, 166: 184 red, 147 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B893A6?

The complementary color is #93B8A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B893A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B893A6 color

#B893A6 rgb(184, 147, 166)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B893A6 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 57.6% green and 65.1% blue (184, 147, 166).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 21% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 10% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#B893A6 color codes

HEX	`#B893A6`
RGB	`rgb(184, 147, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 57.6%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 21%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 20%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 10%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.81, 17.02, -4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.81, 17.65, 344.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.083, 33.812, 40.642)`
Decimal	`12096422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B893A6, 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 #B893A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B893A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #B893A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b893a6; }
.text { color: #b893a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b893a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 147 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b893a6, #b89394); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B893A6?: #B893A6 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 #B893A6?: The RGB value is 184, 147, 166: 184 red, 147 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B893A6?: The complementary color is #93B8A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B893A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.