What color is #B96196?

#B96196 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Llilacquered. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B96196?

The RGB value is 185, 97, 150: 185 red, 97 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B96196?

The complementary color is #61B984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B96196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B96196 color

#B96196 rgb(185, 97, 150)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B96196 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 38% green and 58.8% blue (185, 97, 150).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 39% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Llilacquered (#C35B99), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#B96196 color codes

HEX	`#B96196`
RGB	`rgb(185, 97, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 38%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 39%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 48%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.02, 42.11, -13.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.02, 44.09, 342.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.788, 21.068, 31.346)`
Decimal	`12149142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B96196, 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 #B96196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B96196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	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 #B96196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b96196; }
.text { color: #b96196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b96196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 97 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b96196, #b9616a); }

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Questions

What color is #B96196?: #B96196 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Llilacquered. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B96196?: The RGB value is 185, 97, 150: 185 red, 97 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B96196?: The complementary color is #61B984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B96196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.