What color is #B596A6?

#B596A6 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 #B596A6?

The RGB value is 181, 150, 166: 181 red, 150 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B596A6?

The complementary color is #96B5A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B596A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B596A6 color

#B596A6 rgb(181, 150, 166)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B596A6 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 58.8% green and 65.1% blue (181, 150, 166).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 17% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 8% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#B596A6 color codes

HEX	`#B596A6`
RGB	`rgb(181, 150, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 58.8%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 17%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 17%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 8%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.27, 14.26, -4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.27, 14.82, 344.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.845, 34.391, 40.766)`
Decimal	`11900582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B596A6, 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 #B596A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B596A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #B596A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b596a6; }
.text { color: #b596a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b596a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 150 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b596a6, #b59697); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B596A6?: #B596A6 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 #B596A6?: The RGB value is 181, 150, 166: 181 red, 150 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B596A6?: The complementary color is #96B5A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B596A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.