What color is #B199B6?

#B199B6 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 #B199B6?

The RGB value is 177, 153, 182: 177 red, 153 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B199B6?

The complementary color is #9EB699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B199B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B199B6 color

#B199B6 rgb(177, 153, 182)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B199B6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 60% green and 71.4% blue (177, 153, 182).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 17% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#B199B6 color codes

HEX	`#B199B6`
RGB	`rgb(177, 153, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 60%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 17%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 16%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 16%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.14, 14.17, -11.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.14, 18.4, 320.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.965, 35.507, 49.101)`
Decimal	`11639222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B199B6, 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 #B199B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B199B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	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 #B199B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b199b6; }
.text { color: #b199b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b199b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 153 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b199b6, #b699ad); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B199B6?: #B199B6 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 #B199B6?: The RGB value is 177, 153, 182: 177 red, 153 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B199B6?: The complementary color is #9EB699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B199B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.