What color is #B8AABA?

#B8AABA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8AABA?

The RGB value is 184, 170, 186: 184 red, 170 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8AABA?

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

Is black or white text better on #B8AABA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8AABA color

#B8AABA rgb(184, 170, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8AABA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 66.7% green and 72.9% blue (184, 170, 186).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 10% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#B8AABA color codes

HEX	`#B8AABA`
RGB	`rgb(184, 170, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 66.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 10%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 9%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.2, 7.97, -6.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.2, 10.19, 321.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.003, 42.485, 52.38)`
Decimal	`12102330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8AABA, 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 #B8AABA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8AABA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #B8AABA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8aaba; }
.text { color: #b8aaba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8aaba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 170 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8aaba, #baaab4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8AABA?: #B8AABA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8AABA?: The RGB value is 184, 170, 186: 184 red, 170 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8AABA?: The complementary color is #ACBAAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8AABA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.