What color is #B89FAD?

#B89FAD 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 #B89FAD?

The RGB value is 184, 159, 173: 184 red, 159 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B89FAD?

The complementary color is #9FB8AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B89FAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B89FAD color

#B89FAD rgb(184, 159, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B89FAD is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 62.4% green and 67.8% blue (184, 159, 173).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 15% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#B89FAD color codes

HEX	`#B89FAD`
RGB	`rgb(184, 159, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 62.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 15%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 14%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 6%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.02, 11.61, -3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.02, 12.23, 341.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.707, 38.005, 44.771)`
Decimal	`12099501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B89FAD, 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 #B89FAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B89FAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #B89FAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b89fad; }
.text { color: #b89fad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b89fad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 159 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b89fad, #b89fa1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B89FAD?: #B89FAD 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 #B89FAD?: The RGB value is 184, 159, 173: 184 red, 159 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B89FAD?: The complementary color is #9FB8AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B89FAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.