What color is #B197B8?

#B197B8 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 #B197B8?

The RGB value is 177, 151, 184: 177 red, 151 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B197B8?

The complementary color is #9EB897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B197B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B197B8 color

#B197B8 rgb(177, 151, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B197B8 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 59.2% green and 72.2% blue (177, 151, 184).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 19% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#B197B8 color codes

HEX	`#B197B8`
RGB	`rgb(177, 151, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 59.2%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 19%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 18%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 18%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.7, 15.68, -13.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.7, 20.71, 319.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.849, 34.942, 50.089)`
Decimal	`11638712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B197B8, 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 #B197B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B197B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #B197B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b197b8; }
.text { color: #b197b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b197b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 151 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b197b8, #b897af); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B197B8?: #B197B8 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 #B197B8?: The RGB value is 177, 151, 184: 177 red, 151 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B197B8?: The complementary color is #9EB897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B197B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.