What color is #B98EA9?

#B98EA9 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 #B98EA9?

The RGB value is 185, 142, 169: 185 red, 142 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B98EA9?

The complementary color is #8EB99E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B98EA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B98EA9 color

#B98EA9 rgb(185, 142, 169)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B98EA9 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 55.7% green and 66.3% blue (185, 142, 169).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 23% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#B98EA9 color codes

HEX	`#B98EA9`
RGB	`rgb(185, 142, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 55.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 23%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 9%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.78, 20.7, -7.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.78, 22.15, 339.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.842, 32.526, 41.866)`
Decimal	`12160681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B98EA9, 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 #B98EA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B98EA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #B98EA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b98ea9; }
.text { color: #b98ea9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b98ea9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 142 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b98ea9, #b98e94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B98EA9?: #B98EA9 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 #B98EA9?: The RGB value is 185, 142, 169: 185 red, 142 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B98EA9?: The complementary color is #8EB99E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B98EA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.