What color is #B8AEC7?

#B8AEC7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8AEC7?

The RGB value is 184, 174, 199: 184 red, 174 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8AEC7?

The complementary color is #BDC7AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8AEC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8AEC7 color

#B8AEC7 rgb(184, 174, 199)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B8AEC7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 68.2% green and 78% blue (184, 174, 199).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 18% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#B8AEC7 color codes

HEX	`#B8AEC7`
RGB	`rgb(184, 174, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 68.2%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 18%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.62, 8.33, -11.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.62, 14.12, 306.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.21, 44.586, 60.246)`
Decimal	`12103367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8AEC7, 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 #B8AEC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8AEC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	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 #B8AEC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8aec7; }
.text { color: #b8aec7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8aec7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 174 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8aec7, #c5aec7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B8AEC7?: #B8AEC7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8AEC7?: The RGB value is 184, 174, 199: 184 red, 174 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8AEC7?: The complementary color is #BDC7AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8AEC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.