What color is #B998BD?

#B998BD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B998BD?

The RGB value is 185, 152, 189: 185 red, 152 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B998BD?

The complementary color is #9CBD98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B998BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B998BD color

#B998BD rgb(185, 152, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B998BD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 59.6% green and 74.1% blue (185, 152, 189).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#B998BD color codes

HEX	`#B998BD`
RGB	`rgb(185, 152, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 59.6%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 20%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.86, 18.85, -14.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.86, 23.79, 322.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.42, 36.446, 53.04)`
Decimal	`12163261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B998BD, 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 #B998BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B998BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #B998BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b998bd; }
.text { color: #b998bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b998bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 152 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b998bd, #bd98af); }

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Questions

What color is #B998BD?: #B998BD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B998BD?: The RGB value is 185, 152, 189: 185 red, 152 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B998BD?: The complementary color is #9CBD98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B998BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.