What color is #B896AD?

#B896AD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B896AD?

The RGB value is 184, 150, 173: 184 red, 150 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B896AD?

The complementary color is #96B8A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B896AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B896AD color

#B896AD rgb(184, 150, 173)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B896AD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 58.8% green and 67.8% blue (184, 150, 173).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 19% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 6% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#B896AD color codes

HEX	`#B896AD`
RGB	`rgb(184, 150, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 58.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 19%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 18%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 6%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.77, 16.6, -7.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.77, 18.09, 336.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.216, 35.021, 44.274)`
Decimal	`12097197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B896AD, 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 #B896AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B896AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #B896AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b896ad; }
.text { color: #b896ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b896ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 150 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b896ad, #b8969c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #B896AD?: #B896AD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B896AD?: The RGB value is 184, 150, 173: 184 red, 150 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B896AD?: The complementary color is #96B8A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B896AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.