What color is #B593AC?

#B593AC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B593AC?

The RGB value is 181, 147, 172: 181 red, 147 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B593AC?

The complementary color is #93B59C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B593AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B593AC color

#B593AC rgb(181, 147, 172)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B593AC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 57.6% green and 67.5% blue (181, 147, 172).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 19% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 5% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#B593AC color codes

HEX	`#B593AC`
RGB	`rgb(181, 147, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 57.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 19%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 19%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 5%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.7, 17.02, -8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.7, 18.92, 334.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.935, 33.671, 43.575)`
Decimal	`11899820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B593AC, 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 #B593AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B593AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #B593AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b593ac; }
.text { color: #b593ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b593ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 147 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b593ac, #b5939b); }

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Questions

What color is #B593AC?: #B593AC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B593AC?: The RGB value is 181, 147, 172: 181 red, 147 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B593AC?: The complementary color is #93B59C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B593AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.