What color is #B895B0?

#B895B0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B895B0?

The RGB value is 184, 149, 176: 184 red, 149 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B895B0?

The complementary color is #95B89D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B895B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B895B0 color

#B895B0 rgb(184, 149, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B895B0 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 58.4% green and 69% blue (184, 149, 176).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 20% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 4% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#B895B0 color codes

HEX	`#B895B0`
RGB	`rgb(184, 149, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 58.4%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 20%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 19%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 4%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.61, 17.71, -9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.61, 19.92, 332.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.35, 34.821, 45.767)`
Decimal	`12096944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B895B0, 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 #B895B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B895B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #B895B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b895b0; }
.text { color: #b895b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b895b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 149 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b895b0, #b8959e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B895B0?: #B895B0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B895B0?: The RGB value is 184, 149, 176: 184 red, 149 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B895B0?: The complementary color is #95B89D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B895B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.