What color is #B9A7BF?

#B9A7BF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9A7BF?

The RGB value is 185, 167, 191: 185 red, 167 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9A7BF?

The complementary color is #ADBFA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9A7BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9A7BF color

#B9A7BF rgb(185, 167, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B9A7BF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 65.5% green and 74.9% blue (185, 167, 191).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 16% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#B9A7BF color codes

HEX	`#B9A7BF`
RGB	`rgb(185, 167, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 65.5%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 16%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 13%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.67, 10.93, -9.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.67, 14.74, 317.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.229, 41.714, 55.054)`
Decimal	`12167103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9A7BF, 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 #B9A7BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9A7BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #B9A7BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9a7bf; }
.text { color: #b9a7bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9a7bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 167 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9a7bf, #bfa7b9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B9A7BF?: #B9A7BF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9A7BF?: The RGB value is 185, 167, 191: 185 red, 167 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9A7BF?: The complementary color is #ADBFA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9A7BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.