What color is #B89CA7?

#B89CA7 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B89CA7?

The RGB value is 184, 156, 167: 184 red, 156 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B89CA7?

The complementary color is #9CB8AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B89CA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B89CA7 color

#B89CA7 rgb(184, 156, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B89CA7 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 61.2% green and 65.5% blue (184, 156, 167).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#B89CA7 color codes

HEX	`#B89CA7`
RGB	`rgb(184, 156, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 61.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 16%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 15%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.1, 12.2, -1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.1, 12.34, 351.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.63, 36.758, 41.612)`
Decimal	`12098727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B89CA7, 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 #B89CA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B89CA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #B89CA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b89ca7; }
.text { color: #b89ca7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b89ca7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 156 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b89ca7, #b89f9c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B89CA7?: #B89CA7 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B89CA7?: The RGB value is 184, 156, 167: 184 red, 156 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B89CA7?: The complementary color is #9CB8AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B89CA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.