What color is #B296B5?

#B296B5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B296B5?

The RGB value is 178, 150, 181: 178 red, 150 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B296B5?

The complementary color is #99B596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B296B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B296B5 color

#B296B5 rgb(178, 150, 181)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B296B5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 58.8% green and 71% blue (178, 150, 181).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 17% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#B296B5 color codes

HEX	`#B296B5`
RGB	`rgb(178, 150, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 58.8%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 17%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 17%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 17%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.45, 16, -12.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.45, 20.13, 322.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.606, 34.614, 48.407)`
Decimal	`11703989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B296B5, 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 #B296B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B296B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #B296B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b296b5; }
.text { color: #b296b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b296b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 150 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b296b5, #b596a9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B296B5?: #B296B5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B296B5?: The RGB value is 178, 150, 181: 178 red, 150 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B296B5?: The complementary color is #99B596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B296B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.