What color is #B195AD?

#B195AD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B195AD?

The RGB value is 177, 149, 173: 177 red, 149 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B195AD?

The complementary color is #95B199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B195AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B195AD color

#B195AD rgb(177, 149, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B195AD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 58.4% green and 67.8% blue (177, 149, 173).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 15% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#B195AD color codes

HEX	`#B195AD`
RGB	`rgb(177, 149, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 58.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 15%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 16%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 2%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.85, 14.67, -8.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.85, 17.02, 329.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.421, 33.86, 44.144)`
Decimal	`11638189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B195AD, 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 #B195AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B195AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #B195AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b195ad; }
.text { color: #b195ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b195ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 149 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b195ad, #b1959f); }

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Questions

What color is #B195AD?: #B195AD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B195AD?: The RGB value is 177, 149, 173: 177 red, 149 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B195AD?: The complementary color is #95B199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B195AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.