What color is #B8A1BC?

#B8A1BC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8A1BC?

The RGB value is 184, 161, 188: 184 red, 161 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8A1BC?

The complementary color is #A5BCA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8A1BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8A1BC color

#B8A1BC rgb(184, 161, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B8A1BC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 63.1% green and 73.7% blue (184, 161, 188).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#B8A1BC color codes

HEX	`#B8A1BC`
RGB	`rgb(184, 161, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 63.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 14%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 14%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.98, 13.31, -10.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.98, 17.13, 321)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.588, 39.311, 52.964)`
Decimal	`12100028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8A1BC, 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 #B8A1BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8A1BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #B8A1BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8a1bc; }
.text { color: #b8a1bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8a1bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 161 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8a1bc, #bca1b3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B8A1BC?: #B8A1BC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8A1BC?: The RGB value is 184, 161, 188: 184 red, 161 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8A1BC?: The complementary color is #A5BCA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8A1BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.