What color is #B985AF?

#B985AF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B985AF?

The RGB value is 185, 133, 175: 185 red, 133 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B985AF?

The complementary color is #85B98F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B985AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B985AF color

#B985AF rgb(185, 133, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B985AF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 52.2% green and 68.6% blue (185, 133, 175).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 27% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#B985AF color codes

HEX	`#B985AF`
RGB	`rgb(185, 133, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 52.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 27%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 5%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.81, 26.8, -14.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.81, 30.34, 332.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.132, 30.186, 44.472)`
Decimal	`12158383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B985AF, 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 #B985AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B985AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	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 #B985AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b985af; }
.text { color: #b985af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b985af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 133 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b985af, #b98595); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B985AF?: #B985AF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B985AF?: The RGB value is 185, 133, 175: 185 red, 133 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B985AF?: The complementary color is #85B98F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B985AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.