What color is #B9A8B6?

#B9A8B6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9A8B6?

The RGB value is 185, 168, 182: 185 red, 168 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9A8B6?

The complementary color is #A8B9AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9A8B6?

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.

#B9A8B6 color

#B9A8B6 rgb(185, 168, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9A8B6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 65.9% green and 71.4% blue (185, 168, 182).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 11% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#B9A8B6 color codes

HEX	`#B9A8B6`
RGB	`rgb(185, 168, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 65.9%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 11%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 2%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.66, 8.66, -4.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.66, 9.97, 330.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.453, 41.697, 50.059)`
Decimal	`12167350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9A8B6, 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 #B9A8B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9A8B6 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 #B9A8B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9a8b6; }
.text { color: #b9a8b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9a8b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 168 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9a8b6, #b9a8ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9A8B6?: #B9A8B6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9A8B6?: The RGB value is 185, 168, 182: 185 red, 168 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9A8B6?: The complementary color is #A8B9AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9A8B6?: 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.