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#B889A3 Color

#B889A3 is rgb(184, 137, 163) in RGB, hsl(327, 25%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 11%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B889A3
HEX#B889A3
RGBrgb(184, 137, 163)
HSLhsl(327, 25%, 63%)
HSVhsv(327, 26%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 11%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.067 344.7)
LABlab(62.35% 21.55 -6.45)
LCHlch(62.35% 22.49 343.32)

What #B889A3 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 #B889A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 5.07English Lavender#B48395ΔE 5.13Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 10.2Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 10.4Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 11.12Puce#CC8899ΔE 11.21

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

#B889A3 Channel Values

How #B889A3 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 184 · G 137 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 327° · S 25% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 327° · S 26% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 11% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.94:1 vs white · 7.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B889A3 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 text2.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B889A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B889A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B889A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B889A3
Complementary
#89B89E
Analogous
#B689B8
Analogous
#B8898B
Triadic
#A3B889
Triadic
#89A3B8
Split comp.
#8BB889
Split comp.
#89B8B6

Tints & Shades of #B889A3

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

#C299AF
#CBA9BC
#D5B9C8
#DEC9D5
#E8D9E1
#F2E9EE

Shades

#A9708F
#935878
#794963
#5C374C
#432837
#26171F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B889A3.

How #B889A3 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#B889A3
Protanopia#9292A3
Protanomaly#A38FA3
Deuteranopia#9B9BA2
Deuteranomaly#A794A2
Tritanopia#B58D8D
Tritanomaly#B68B96
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B889A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b889a3: #B889A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B889A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b889a3': '#B889A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.537, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_b889a3">#B889A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#B889A3"

More Pink Colors

#B889A3 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B889A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B889A3?

#B889A3 is a light pink — rgb(184, 137, 163) in RGB and hsl(327, 25%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.07.

What is the RGB value of #B889A3?

#B889A3 is rgb(184, 137, 163) — red 184, green 137, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B889A3?

#B889A3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 11%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B889A3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B889A3 scores 2.94:1 against white and 7.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B889A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B889A3 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.07, which is visibly different.

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