What color is #B96F84?

#B96F84 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B96F84?

The RGB value is 185, 111, 132: 185 red, 111 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B96F84?

The complementary color is #6FB9A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B96F84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B96F84 color

#B96F84 rgb(185, 111, 132)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B96F84 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 43.5% green and 51.8% blue (185, 111, 132).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 35% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 29% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Prehistoric Pink (#C3738D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#B96F84 color codes

HEX	`#B96F84`
RGB	`rgb(185, 111, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 43.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 35%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 40%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 29%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.43, 32, 1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.43, 32.01, 1.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.858, 23.351, 24.76)`
Decimal	`12152708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B96F84, 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 #B96F84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B96F84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #B96F84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b96f84; }
.text { color: #b96f84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b96f84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 111 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b96f84, #b97f6f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B96F84?: #B96F84 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B96F84?: The RGB value is 185, 111, 132: 185 red, 111 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B96F84?: The complementary color is #6FB9A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B96F84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.