What color is #B296A3?

#B296A3 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B296A3?

The RGB value is 178, 150, 163: 178 red, 150 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B296A3?

The complementary color is #96B2A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B296A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B296A3 color

#B296A3 rgb(178, 150, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B296A3 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 58.8% green and 63.9% blue (178, 150, 163).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 15% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#B296A3 color codes

HEX	`#B296A3`
RGB	`rgb(178, 150, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 58.8%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 15%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 16%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 8%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.9, 12.64, -2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.9, 12.97, 347.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.877, 33.923, 39.301)`
Decimal	`11703971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B296A3, 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 #B296A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B296A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #B296A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b296a3; }
.text { color: #b296a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b296a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 150 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b296a3, #b29796); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B296A3?: #B296A3 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B296A3?: The RGB value is 178, 150, 163: 178 red, 150 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B296A3?: The complementary color is #96B2A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B296A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.