What color is #B89EA6?

#B89EA6 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B89EA6?

The RGB value is 184, 158, 166: 184 red, 158 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B89EA6?

The complementary color is #9EB8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B89EA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B89EA6 color

#B89EA6 rgb(184, 158, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B89EA6 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 62% green and 65.1% blue (184, 158, 166).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 15% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 10% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#B89EA6 color codes

HEX	`#B89EA6`
RGB	`rgb(184, 158, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 62%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 15%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 14%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 10%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.57, 10.92, -0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.57, 10.93, 356.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.876, 37.398, 41.24)`
Decimal	`12099238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B89EA6, 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 #B89EA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B89EA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	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 #B89EA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b89ea6; }
.text { color: #b89ea6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b89ea6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 158 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b89ea6, #b8a39e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B89EA6?: #B89EA6 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B89EA6?: The RGB value is 184, 158, 166: 184 red, 158 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B89EA6?: The complementary color is #9EB8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B89EA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.