What color is #B99CA4?

#B99CA4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B99CA4?

The RGB value is 185, 156, 164: 185 red, 156 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B99CA4?

The complementary color is #9CB9B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B99CA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B99CA4 color

#B99CA4 rgb(185, 156, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B99CA4 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 61.2% green and 64.3% blue (185, 156, 164).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 17% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 11% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#B99CA4 color codes

HEX	`#B99CA4`
RGB	`rgb(185, 156, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 61.2%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 11%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.11, 12.04, -0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.11, 12.05, 359.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.597, 36.773, 40.179)`
Decimal	`12164260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B99CA4, 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 #B99CA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B99CA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #B99CA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b99ca4; }
.text { color: #b99ca4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b99ca4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 156 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b99ca4, #b9a39c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B99CA4?: #B99CA4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B99CA4?: The RGB value is 185, 156, 164: 185 red, 156 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B99CA4?: The complementary color is #9CB9B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B99CA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.