What color is #B98CAA?

#B98CAA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B98CAA?

The RGB value is 185, 140, 170: 185 red, 140 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B98CAA?

The complementary color is #8CB99B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B98CAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B98CAA color

#B98CAA rgb(185, 140, 170)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B98CAA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 54.9% green and 66.7% blue (185, 140, 170).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 24% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#B98CAA color codes

HEX	`#B98CAA`
RGB	`rgb(185, 140, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 54.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 24%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.32, 22, -9.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.32, 23.82, 337.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.641, 31.974, 42.264)`
Decimal	`12160170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B98CAA, 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 #B98CAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B98CAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #B98CAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b98caa; }
.text { color: #b98caa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b98caa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 140 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b98caa, #b98c94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B98CAA?: #B98CAA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B98CAA?: The RGB value is 185, 140, 170: 185 red, 140 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B98CAA?: The complementary color is #8CB99B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B98CAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.