What color is #B192BB?

#B192BB 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 #B192BB?

The RGB value is 177, 146, 187: 177 red, 146 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B192BB?

The complementary color is #9CBB92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B192BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B192BB color

#B192BB rgb(177, 146, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B192BB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 57.3% green and 73.3% blue (177, 146, 187).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#B192BB color codes

HEX	`#B192BB`
RGB	`rgb(177, 146, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 57.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 22%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.56, 19.09, -16.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.56, 25.52, 318.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.379, 33.493, 51.5)`
Decimal	`11637435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B192BB, 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 #B192BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B192BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #B192BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b192bb; }
.text { color: #b192bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b192bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 146 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b192bb, #bb92b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B192BB?: #B192BB 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 #B192BB?: The RGB value is 177, 146, 187: 177 red, 146 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B192BB?: The complementary color is #9CBB92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B192BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.