What color is #B9AFC4?

#B9AFC4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9AFC4?

The RGB value is 185, 175, 196: 185 red, 175 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9AFC4?

The complementary color is #BAC4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9AFC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9AFC4 color

#B9AFC4 rgb(185, 175, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9AFC4 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 68.6% green and 76.9% blue (185, 175, 196).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 15% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#B9AFC4 color codes

HEX	`#B9AFC4`
RGB	`rgb(185, 175, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 68.6%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 15%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 11%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 11%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.87, 7.52, -9.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.87, 12.02, 308.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.3, 44.96, 58.506)`
Decimal	`12169156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9AFC4, 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 #B9AFC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9AFC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	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 #B9AFC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9afc4; }
.text { color: #b9afc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9afc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 175 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9afc4, #c3afc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B9AFC4?: #B9AFC4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9AFC4?: The RGB value is 185, 175, 196: 185 red, 175 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9AFC4?: The complementary color is #BAC4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9AFC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.