What color is #B896B1?

#B896B1 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B896B1?

The RGB value is 184, 150, 177: 184 red, 150 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B896B1?

The complementary color is #96B89D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B896B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B896B1 color

#B896B1 rgb(184, 150, 177)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B896B1 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 58.8% green and 69.4% blue (184, 150, 177).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 19% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 4% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#B896B1 color codes

HEX	`#B896B1`
RGB	`rgb(184, 150, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 58.8%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 19%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 18%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 4%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.89, 17.34, -9.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.89, 19.65, 331.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.609, 35.178, 46.343)`
Decimal	`12097201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B896B1, 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 #B896B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B896B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	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 #B896B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b896b1; }
.text { color: #b896b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b896b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 150 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b896b1, #b896a0); }

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Questions

What color is #B896B1?: #B896B1 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B896B1?: The RGB value is 184, 150, 177: 184 red, 150 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B896B1?: The complementary color is #96B89D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B896B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.