What color is #B997AA?

#B997AA 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 #B997AA?

The RGB value is 185, 151, 170: 185 red, 151 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B997AA?

The complementary color is #97B9A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B997AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B997AA color

#B997AA rgb(185, 151, 170)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B997AA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 59.2% green and 66.7% blue (185, 151, 170).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#B997AA color codes

HEX	`#B997AA`
RGB	`rgb(185, 151, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 59.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.02, 15.87, -5.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.02, 16.67, 342.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.329, 35.351, 42.827)`
Decimal	`12162986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B997AA, 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 #B997AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B997AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #B997AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b997aa; }
.text { color: #b997aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b997aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 151 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b997aa, #b99799); }

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Questions

What color is #B997AA?: #B997AA 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 #B997AA?: The RGB value is 185, 151, 170: 185 red, 151 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B997AA?: The complementary color is #97B9A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B997AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.