What color is #B991A6?

#B991A6 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B991A6?

The RGB value is 185, 145, 166: 185 red, 145 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B991A6?

The complementary color is #91B9A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B991A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B991A6 color

#B991A6 rgb(185, 145, 166)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B991A6 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 56.9% green and 65.1% blue (185, 145, 166).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#B991A6 color codes

HEX	`#B991A6`
RGB	`rgb(185, 145, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 56.9%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 10%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.42, 18.5, -5.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.42, 19.23, 344.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.016, 33.319, 40.55)`
Decimal	`12161446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B991A6, 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 #B991A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B991A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #B991A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b991a6; }
.text { color: #b991a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b991a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 145 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b991a6, #b99192); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B991A6?: #B991A6 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B991A6?: The RGB value is 185, 145, 166: 185 red, 145 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B991A6?: The complementary color is #91B9A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B991A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.