What color is #B997A0?

#B997A0 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 #B997A0?

The RGB value is 185, 151, 160: 185 red, 151 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B997A0?

The complementary color is #97B9B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B997A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B997A0 color

#B997A0 rgb(185, 151, 160)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B997A0 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 59.2% green and 62.7% blue (185, 151, 160).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#B997A0 color codes

HEX	`#B997A0`
RGB	`rgb(185, 151, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 59.2%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 14%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.74, 14.14, 0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.74, 14.14, 0.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.419, 34.987, 38.033)`
Decimal	`12162976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B997A0, 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 #B997A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B997A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #B997A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b997a0; }
.text { color: #b997a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b997a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 151 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b997a0, #b99f97); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B997A0?: #B997A0 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 #B997A0?: The RGB value is 185, 151, 160: 185 red, 151 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B997A0?: The complementary color is #97B9B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B997A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.