What color is #B981A5?

#B981A5 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B981A5?

The RGB value is 185, 129, 165: 185 red, 129 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B981A5?

The complementary color is #81B995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B981A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B981A5 color

#B981A5 rgb(185, 129, 165)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B981A5 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 50.6% green and 64.7% blue (185, 129, 165).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 29% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 11% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#B981A5 color codes

HEX	`#B981A5`
RGB	`rgb(185, 129, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 50.6%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 29%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 30%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 11%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.55, 27.24, -10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.55, 29.18, 339.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.649, 28.733, 39.311)`
Decimal	`12157349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B981A5, 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 #B981A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B981A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	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 #B981A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b981a5; }
.text { color: #b981a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b981a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 129 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b981a5, #b98189); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #B981A5?: #B981A5 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B981A5?: The RGB value is 185, 129, 165: 185 red, 129 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B981A5?: The complementary color is #81B995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B981A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.