What color is #B996C3?

#B996C3 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B996C3?

The RGB value is 185, 150, 195: 185 red, 150 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B996C3?

The complementary color is #A0C396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B996C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B996C3 color

#B996C3 rgb(185, 150, 195)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B996C3 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 58.8% green and 76.5% blue (185, 150, 195).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 27% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Turnip Crown (#BB9ECD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#B996C3 color codes

HEX	`#B996C3`
RGB	`rgb(185, 150, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 58.8%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 27%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 23%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 23%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.57, 21.15, -18.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.57, 27.96, 319.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.763, 36.068, 56.434)`
Decimal	`12162755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B996C3, 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 #B996C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B996C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #B996C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b996c3; }
.text { color: #b996c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b996c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 150 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b996c3, #c396b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #B996C3?: #B996C3 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B996C3?: The RGB value is 185, 150, 195: 185 red, 150 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B996C3?: The complementary color is #A0C396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B996C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.