What color is #B895AE?

#B895AE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B895AE?

The RGB value is 184, 149, 174: 184 red, 149 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B895AE?

The complementary color is #95B89F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B895AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B895AE color

#B895AE rgb(184, 149, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B895AE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 58.4% green and 68.2% blue (184, 149, 174).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 20% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 5% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#B895AE color codes

HEX	`#B895AE`
RGB	`rgb(184, 149, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 58.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 20%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 19%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 5%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.55, 17.34, -8.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.55, 19.13, 335.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.154, 34.742, 44.732)`
Decimal	`12096942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B895AE, 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 #B895AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B895AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #B895AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b895ae; }
.text { color: #b895ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b895ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 149 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b895ae, #b8959d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B895AE?: #B895AE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B895AE?: The RGB value is 184, 149, 174: 184 red, 149 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B895AE?: The complementary color is #95B89F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B895AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.