What color is #B296A7?

#B296A7 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B296A7?

The RGB value is 178, 150, 167: 178 red, 150 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B296A7?

The complementary color is #96B2A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B296A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B296A7 color

#B296A7 rgb(178, 150, 167)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B296A7 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 58.8% green and 65.5% blue (178, 150, 167).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 15% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#B296A7 color codes

HEX	`#B296A7`
RGB	`rgb(178, 150, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 58.8%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 15%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 16%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 6%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.02, 13.36, -5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.02, 14.26, 339.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.241, 34.069, 41.218)`
Decimal	`11703975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B296A7, 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 #B296A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B296A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #B296A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b296a7; }
.text { color: #b296a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b296a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 150 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b296a7, #b29699); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B296A7?: #B296A7 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B296A7?: The RGB value is 178, 150, 167: 178 red, 150 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B296A7?: The complementary color is #96B2A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B296A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.