What color is #B23693?

#B23693 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Fandango. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B23693?

The RGB value is 178, 54, 147: 178 red, 54 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B23693?

The complementary color is #36B255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B23693?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B23693 color

#B23693 rgb(178, 54, 147)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B23693 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 21.2% green and 57.6% blue (178, 54, 147).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 53% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 17% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Fandango (#B53389), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#B23693 color codes

HEX	`#B23693`
RGB	`rgb(178, 54, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 21.2%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 53%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 70%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 17%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.54, 59.2, -24.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.54, 64.01, 337.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.946, 14.212, 29.028)`
Decimal	`11679379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B23693, 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 #B23693	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B23693 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	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 #B23693 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b23693; }
.text { color: #b23693; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b23693; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 54 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b23693, #b23655); }

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Questions

What color is #B23693?: #B23693 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Fandango. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B23693?: The RGB value is 178, 54, 147: 178 red, 54 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B23693?: The complementary color is #36B255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B23693?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.