What color is #B096BC?

#B096BC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B096BC?

The RGB value is 176, 150, 188: 176 red, 150 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B096BC?

The complementary color is #A2BC96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B096BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B096BC color

#B096BC rgb(176, 150, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B096BC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 58.8% green and 73.7% blue (176, 150, 188).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#B096BC color codes

HEX	`#B096BC`
RGB	`rgb(176, 150, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 58.8%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 20%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.49, 16.71, -16.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.49, 23.19, 316.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.887, 34.674, 52.264)`
Decimal	`11572924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B096BC, 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 #B096BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B096BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	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 #B096BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b096bc; }
.text { color: #b096bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b096bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 150 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b096bc, #bc96b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B096BC?: #B096BC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B096BC?: The RGB value is 176, 150, 188: 176 red, 150 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B096BC?: The complementary color is #A2BC96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B096BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.