What color is #B899BF?

#B899BF 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 #B899BF?

The RGB value is 184, 153, 191: 184 red, 153 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B899BF?

The complementary color is #A0BF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B899BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B899BF color

#B899BF rgb(184, 153, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B899BF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 60% green and 74.9% blue (184, 153, 191).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#B899BF color codes

HEX	`#B899BF`
RGB	`rgb(184, 153, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 60%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 20%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.08, 18.34, -15.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.08, 23.89, 320.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.561, 36.735, 54.234)`
Decimal	`12097983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B899BF, 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 #B899BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B899BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #B899BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b899bf; }
.text { color: #b899bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b899bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 153 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b899bf, #bf99b3); }

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Questions

What color is #B899BF?: #B899BF 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 #B899BF?: The RGB value is 184, 153, 191: 184 red, 153 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B899BF?: The complementary color is #A0BF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B899BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.