What color is #B199C0?

#B199C0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B199C0?

The RGB value is 177, 153, 192: 177 red, 153 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B199C0?

The complementary color is #A8C099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B199C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B199C0 color

#B199C0 rgb(177, 153, 192)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B199C0 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 60% green and 75.3% blue (177, 153, 192).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 24% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Turnip Crown (#BB9ECD), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#B199C0 color codes

HEX	`#B199C0`
RGB	`rgb(177, 153, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 60%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 24%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 20%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.47, 16.18, -16.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.47, 23.35, 313.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.036, 35.936, 54.739)`
Decimal	`11639232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B199C0, 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 #B199C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B199C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #B199C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b199c0; }
.text { color: #b199c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b199c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 153 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b199c0, #c099bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B199C0?: #B199C0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B199C0?: The RGB value is 177, 153, 192: 177 red, 153 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B199C0?: The complementary color is #A8C099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B199C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.