What color is #B9AACB?

#B9AACB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9AACB?

The RGB value is 185, 170, 203: 185 red, 170 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9AACB?

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

Is black or white text better on #B9AACB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9AACB color

#B9AACB rgb(185, 170, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B9AACB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 66.7% green and 79.6% blue (185, 170, 203).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#B9AACB color codes

HEX	`#B9AACB`
RGB	`rgb(185, 170, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 66.7%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 16%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.81, 11.67, -14.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.81, 18.85, 308.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.16, 43.376, 62.482)`
Decimal	`12167883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9AACB, 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 #B9AACB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9AACB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #B9AACB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9aacb; }
.text { color: #b9aacb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9aacb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 170 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9aacb, #c9aacb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B9AACB?: #B9AACB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9AACB?: The RGB value is 185, 170, 203: 185 red, 170 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9AACB?: The complementary color is #BCCBAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9AACB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.