What color is #B9A6BC?

#B9A6BC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9A6BC?

The RGB value is 185, 166, 188: 185 red, 166 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9A6BC?

The complementary color is #A9BCA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9A6BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9A6BC color

#B9A6BC rgb(185, 166, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #B9A6BC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 65.1% green and 73.7% blue (185, 166, 188).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 14% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#B9A6BC color codes

HEX	`#B9A6BC`
RGB	`rgb(185, 166, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 65.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 14%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 12%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 12%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.33, 10.9, -8.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.33, 13.98, 321.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.72, 41.218, 53.273)`
Decimal	`12166844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9A6BC, 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 #B9A6BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9A6BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	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 #B9A6BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9a6bc; }
.text { color: #b9a6bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9a6bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 166 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9a6bc, #bca6b4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B9A6BC?: #B9A6BC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9A6BC?: The RGB value is 185, 166, 188: 185 red, 166 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9A6BC?: The complementary color is #A9BCA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9A6BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.