What color is #B96D8E?

#B96D8E is a desaturated rose known as Pinky Pickle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pinky Pickle?

The RGB value is 185, 109, 142: 185 red, 109 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pinky Pickle?

The complementary color is #6DB998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B96D8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pinky Pickle color: hex code #B96D8E

#B96D8E rgb(185, 109, 142)

Shades of pink

Pinky Pickle has the hex code #B96D8E. It is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 42.7% green and 55.7% blue (185, 109, 142).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 35% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 23% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

Pinky Pickle (#B96D8E) color codes

HEX	`#B96D8E`
RGB	`rgb(185, 109, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 42.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 35%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 41%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 23%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.28, 34.53, -4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.28, 34.88, 351.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.359, 23.207, 28.466)`
Decimal	`12152206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pinky Pickle, 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 #B96D8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B96D8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	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 #B96D8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b96d8e; }
.text { color: #b96d8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b96d8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 109 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b96d8e, #b9726d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

See #B96D8E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B96D8E?: #B96D8E is a desaturated rose known as Pinky Pickle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pinky Pickle?: The RGB value is 185, 109, 142: 185 red, 109 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pinky Pickle?: The complementary color is #6DB998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B96D8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.