What color is #B89AA5?

#B89AA5 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 #B89AA5?

The RGB value is 184, 154, 165: 184 red, 154 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B89AA5?

The complementary color is #9AB8AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B89AA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B89AA5 color

#B89AA5 rgb(184, 154, 165)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B89AA5 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 60.4% green and 64.7% blue (184, 154, 165).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 17% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 10% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#B89AA5 color codes

HEX	`#B89AA5`
RGB	`rgb(184, 154, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 60.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 17%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 16%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 10%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.53, 12.96, -1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.53, 13.05, 353.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.114, 36.019, 40.535)`
Decimal	`12098213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B89AA5, 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 #B89AA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B89AA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #B89AA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b89aa5; }
.text { color: #b89aa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b89aa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 154 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b89aa5, #b89e9a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B89AA5?: #B89AA5 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 #B89AA5?: The RGB value is 184, 154, 165: 184 red, 154 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B89AA5?: The complementary color is #9AB8AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B89AA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.