What color is #B691B9?

#B691B9 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 #B691B9?

The RGB value is 182, 145, 185: 182 red, 145 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B691B9?

The complementary color is #94B991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B691B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B691B9 color

#B691B9 rgb(182, 145, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B691B9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 56.9% green and 72.5% blue (182, 145, 185).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#B691B9 color codes

HEX	`#B691B9`
RGB	`rgb(182, 145, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 56.9%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 22%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.72, 20.95, -15.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.72, 26.07, 323.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.173, 33.7, 50.383)`
Decimal	`11964857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B691B9, 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 #B691B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B691B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #B691B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b691b9; }
.text { color: #b691b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b691b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 145 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b691b9, #b991a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B691B9?: #B691B9 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 #B691B9?: The RGB value is 182, 145, 185: 182 red, 145 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B691B9?: The complementary color is #94B991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B691B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.