What color is #B89BAE?

#B89BAE 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 #B89BAE?

The RGB value is 184, 155, 174: 184 red, 155 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B89BAE?

The complementary color is #9BB8A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B89BAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B89BAE color

#B89BAE rgb(184, 155, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B89BAE is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 60.8% green and 68.2% blue (184, 155, 174).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 17% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#B89BAE color codes

HEX	`#B89BAE`
RGB	`rgb(184, 155, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 60.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 17%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 16%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 5%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.04, 14, -5.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.04, 15.18, 337.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.128, 36.69, 45.057)`
Decimal	`12098478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B89BAE, 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 #B89BAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B89BAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #B89BAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b89bae; }
.text { color: #b89bae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b89bae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 155 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b89bae, #b89ba0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B89BAE?: #B89BAE 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 #B89BAE?: The RGB value is 184, 155, 174: 184 red, 155 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B89BAE?: The complementary color is #9BB8A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B89BAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.