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#B09BA3 Color

#B09BA3 is rgb(176, 155, 163) in RGB, hsl(337, 12%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 7%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope Gray (#AA98A9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B09BA3
HEX#B09BA3
RGBrgb(176, 155, 163)
HSLhsl(337, 12%, 65%)
HSVhsv(337, 12%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 7%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(71% 0.027 352.8)
LABlab(66.04% 9.03 -1.20)
LCHlch(66.04% 9.11 352.42)

What #B09BA3 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B09BA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 5.3Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 5.44Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 7.61Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 8.18Silver Pink#C4AEADΔE 8.49Silver (Metallic)#AAA9ADΔE 8.8

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#B09BA3 Channel Values

How #B09BA3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 176 · G 155 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 337° · S 12% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 337° · S 12% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 7% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.6:1 vs white · 8.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B09BA3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B09BA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B09BA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B09BA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B09BA3
Complementary
#9BB0A8
Analogous
#B09BAE
Analogous
#B09E9B
Triadic
#A3B09B
Triadic
#9BA3B0
Split comp.
#9BB09E
Split comp.
#9BAEB0

Tints & Shades of #B09BA3

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BCA9B0
#C5B5BB
#D0C3C8
#DBD1D5
#E6E0E2
#EFEBED

Shades

#9C818C
#896C77
#6F5861
#56434A
#3C2F34
#251D20

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B09BA3.

How #B09BA3 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B09BA3
Protanopia#9F9FA3
Protanomaly#A69DA3
Deuteranopia#A2A2A2
Deuteranomaly#A89FA3
Tritanopia#AF9C9C
Tritanomaly#AF9C9F
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B09BA3 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b09ba3: #B09BA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B09BA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b09ba3': '#B09BA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.608, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_b09ba3">#B09BA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#B09BA3"

More Pink Colors

#B09BA3 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B09BA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B09BA3?

#B09BA3 is a light pink — rgb(176, 155, 163) in RGB and hsl(337, 12%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope Gray (#AA98A9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.3.

What is the RGB value of #B09BA3?

#B09BA3 is rgb(176, 155, 163) — red 176, green 155, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B09BA3?

#B09BA3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 7%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B09BA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B09BA3 scores 2.6:1 against white and 8.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B09BA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B09BA3 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 9.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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