What color is #B8ADBD?

#B8ADBD 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 #B8ADBD?

The RGB value is 184, 173, 189: 184 red, 173 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8ADBD?

The complementary color is #B2BDAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8ADBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8ADBD color

#B8ADBD rgb(184, 173, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8ADBD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 67.8% green and 74.1% blue (184, 173, 189).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#B8ADBD color codes

HEX	`#B8ADBD`
RGB	`rgb(184, 173, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 67.8%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 8%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.06, 6.9, -6.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.06, 9.65, 315.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.895, 43.752, 54.267)`
Decimal	`12103101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8ADBD, 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 #B8ADBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8ADBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #B8ADBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8adbd; }
.text { color: #b8adbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8adbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 173 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8adbd, #bdadba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8ADBD?: #B8ADBD 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 #B8ADBD?: The RGB value is 184, 173, 189: 184 red, 173 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8ADBD?: The complementary color is #B2BDAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8ADBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.