What color is #B996A3?

#B996A3 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B996A3?

The RGB value is 185, 150, 163: 185 red, 150 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B996A3?

The complementary color is #96B9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B996A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B996A3 color

#B996A3 rgb(185, 150, 163)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B996A3 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 58.8% green and 63.9% blue (185, 150, 163).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 12% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#B996A3 color codes

HEX	`#B996A3`
RGB	`rgb(185, 150, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 58.8%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 12%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.57, 15.2, -1.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.57, 15.31, 353.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.525, 34.772, 39.378)`
Decimal	`12162723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B996A3, 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 #B996A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B996A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #B996A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b996a3; }
.text { color: #b996a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b996a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 150 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b996a3, #b99b96); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B996A3?: #B996A3 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B996A3?: The RGB value is 185, 150, 163: 185 red, 150 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B996A3?: The complementary color is #96B9AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B996A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.