What color is #B899BC?

#B899BC 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 #B899BC?

The RGB value is 184, 153, 188: 184 red, 153 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B899BC?

The complementary color is #9DBC99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B899BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B899BC color

#B899BC rgb(184, 153, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B899BC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 60% green and 73.7% blue (184, 153, 188).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#B899BC color codes

HEX	`#B899BC`
RGB	`rgb(184, 153, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 60%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 19%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.98, 17.76, -13.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.98, 22.47, 322.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.234, 36.604, 52.513)`
Decimal	`12097980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B899BC, 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 #B899BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B899BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #B899BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b899bc; }
.text { color: #b899bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b899bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 153 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b899bc, #bc99af); }

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Questions

What color is #B899BC?: #B899BC 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 #B899BC?: The RGB value is 184, 153, 188: 184 red, 153 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B899BC?: The complementary color is #9DBC99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B899BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.