What color is #B792B3?

#B792B3 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 #B792B3?

The RGB value is 183, 146, 179: 183 red, 146 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B792B3?

The complementary color is #92B796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B792B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B792B3 color

#B792B3 rgb(183, 146, 179)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B792B3 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 57.3% green and 70.2% blue (183, 146, 179).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 20% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 2% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#B792B3 color codes

HEX	`#B792B3`
RGB	`rgb(183, 146, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 57.3%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 20%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 20%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 2%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.87, 19.59, -11.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.87, 22.93, 328.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.943, 33.881, 47.18)`
Decimal	`12030643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B792B3, 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 #B792B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B792B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #B792B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b792b3; }
.text { color: #b792b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b792b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 146 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b792b3, #b792a1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B792B3?: #B792B3 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 #B792B3?: The RGB value is 183, 146, 179: 183 red, 146 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B792B3?: The complementary color is #92B796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B792B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.