What color is #B93C90?

#B93C90 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Fandango. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B93C90?

The RGB value is 185, 60, 144: 185 red, 60 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B93C90?

The complementary color is #3CB965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B93C90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B93C90 color

#B93C90 rgb(185, 60, 144)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B93C90 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 23.5% green and 56.5% blue (185, 60, 144).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 51% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 22% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Fandango (#B53389), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#B93C90 color codes

HEX	`#B93C90`
RGB	`rgb(185, 60, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 23.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 51%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 68%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 22%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.39, 58.35, -19.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.39, 61.54, 341.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.658, 15.562, 27.98)`
Decimal	`12139664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B93C90, 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 #B93C90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B93C90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	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 #B93C90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b93c90; }
.text { color: #b93c90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b93c90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 60 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b93c90, #b93c51); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B93C90?: #B93C90 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Fandango. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B93C90?: The RGB value is 185, 60, 144: 185 red, 60 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B93C90?: The complementary color is #3CB965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B93C90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.