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B495AE

#B495AE closest to Metal Petal

#B495AE is a light, muted pink; the closest named color is Metal Petal. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 58.4% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(180, 149, 174)). Its HSL value is 312° hue, 17% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black. #B495AE is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.85:1.

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Variations of #B495AE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B495AE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B495AE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B495AE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9BA0AD
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #959CAF
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9E9AAE
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9BA0AD
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A39CAD
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B7969D
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B696A7
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9E9E9E
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A49CA2

#B495AE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.67:1 Very poor#B495AE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.85:1 Very good#B495AE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B495AE in CSS

/* Metal Petal */
.color { color: #B495AE; }
.background { background-color: #B495AE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B495AE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(180 149 174);
color: hsl(312 17% 65%);
color: oklch(0.706 0.051 332.8);

#B495AE FAQ

What color is #B495AE?

#B495AE is a light, muted pink. Its closest named color is Metal Petal. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #B495AE?

#B495AE is rgb(180, 149, 174) in RGB, hsl(312, 17%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 17%, 3%, 29%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B495AE?

The complementary color of #B495AE is #95B49B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B495AE?

Black text has the best contrast on #B495AE: 7.85:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B495AE a warm or cool color?

#B495AE is a warm color.