What color is #B9396E?

#B9396E is a moderate rose known as Spicy Purple. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Spicy Purple?

The RGB value is 185, 57, 110: 185 red, 57 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Spicy Purple?

The complementary color is #39B984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9396E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Spicy Purple color: hex code #B9396E

#B9396E rgb(185, 57, 110)

Shades of pink

Spicy Purple has the hex code #B9396E. It is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 22.4% green and 43.1% blue (185, 57, 110).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 53% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 41% yellow and 27% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

Spicy Purple (#B9396E) color codes

HEX	`#B9396E`
RGB	`rgb(185, 57, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 22.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 53%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 69%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 41%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.76, 55.4, -1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.76, 55.41, 358.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.287, 14.369, 16.243)`
Decimal	`12138862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Spicy Purple, 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 #B9396E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B9396E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	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 #B9396E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9396e; }
.text { color: #b9396e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9396e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 57 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9396e, #b94439); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

See #B9396E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B9396E?: #B9396E is a moderate rose known as Spicy Purple. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Spicy Purple?: The RGB value is 185, 57, 110: 185 red, 57 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Spicy Purple?: The complementary color is #39B984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9396E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.