What color is #B8A5B2?

#B8A5B2 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8A5B2?

The RGB value is 184, 165, 178: 184 red, 165 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8A5B2?

The complementary color is #A5B8AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8A5B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8A5B2 color

#B8A5B2 rgb(184, 165, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8A5B2 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 64.7% green and 69.8% blue (184, 165, 178).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 12% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#B8A5B2 color codes

HEX	`#B8A5B2`
RGB	`rgb(184, 165, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 64.7%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 12%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 10%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 3%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.69, 9.21, -4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.69, 10.11, 335.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.257, 40.316, 47.719)`
Decimal	`12101042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8A5B2, 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 #B8A5B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8A5B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	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 #B8A5B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8a5b2; }
.text { color: #b8a5b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8a5b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 165 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8a5b2, #b8a5a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8A5B2?: #B8A5B2 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8A5B2?: The RGB value is 184, 165, 178: 184 red, 165 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8A5B2?: The complementary color is #A5B8AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8A5B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.