What color is #B991B3?

#B991B3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B991B3?

The RGB value is 185, 145, 179: 185 red, 145 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B991B3?

The complementary color is #91B997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B991B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B991B3 color

#B991B3 rgb(185, 145, 179)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B991B3 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 56.9% green and 70.2% blue (185, 145, 179).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 3% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#B991B3 color codes

HEX	`#B991B3`
RGB	`rgb(185, 145, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 56.9%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 3%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.82, 20.85, -11.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.82, 24.04, 330.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.269, 33.821, 47.151)`
Decimal	`12161459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B991B3, 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 #B991B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B991B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #B991B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b991b3; }
.text { color: #b991b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b991b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 145 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b991b3, #b9919f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B991B3?: #B991B3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B991B3?: The RGB value is 185, 145, 179: 185 red, 145 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B991B3?: The complementary color is #91B997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B991B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.