What color is #B89FA4?

#B89FA4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B89FA4?

The RGB value is 184, 159, 164: 184 red, 159 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B89FA4?

The complementary color is #9FB8B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B89FA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B89FA4 color

#B89FA4 rgb(184, 159, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B89FA4 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 62.4% green and 64.3% blue (184, 159, 164).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 15% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#B89FA4 color codes

HEX	`#B89FA4`
RGB	`rgb(184, 159, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 62.4%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 15%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 14%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 11%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.78, 10.02, 0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.78, 10.05, 4.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.866, 37.668, 40.338)`
Decimal	`12099492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B89FA4, 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 #B89FA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B89FA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #B89FA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b89fa4; }
.text { color: #b89fa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b89fa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 159 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b89fa4, #b8a79f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B89FA4?: #B89FA4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B89FA4?: The RGB value is 184, 159, 164: 184 red, 159 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B89FA4?: The complementary color is #9FB8B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B89FA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.