What color is #B89FAF?

#B89FAF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B89FAF?

The RGB value is 184, 159, 175: 184 red, 159 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B89FAF?

The complementary color is #9FB8A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B89FAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B89FAF color

#B89FAF rgb(184, 159, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B89FAF is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 62.4% green and 68.6% blue (184, 159, 175).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 15% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#B89FAF color codes

HEX	`#B89FAF`
RGB	`rgb(184, 159, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 62.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 15%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 14%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 5%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.08, 11.97, -4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.08, 12.93, 337.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.902, 38.083, 45.798)`
Decimal	`12099503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B89FAF, 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 #B89FAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B89FAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #B89FAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b89faf; }
.text { color: #b89faf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b89faf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 159 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b89faf, #b89fa3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B89FAF?: #B89FAF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B89FAF?: The RGB value is 184, 159, 175: 184 red, 159 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B89FAF?: The complementary color is #9FB8A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B89FAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.