What color is #BB96B8?

#BB96B8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB96B8?

The RGB value is 187, 150, 184: 187 red, 150 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB96B8?

The complementary color is #96BB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB96B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB96B8 color

#BB96B8 rgb(187, 150, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BB96B8 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 58.8% green and 72.2% blue (187, 150, 184).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 2% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#BB96B8 color codes

HEX	`#BB96B8`
RGB	`rgb(187, 150, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 58.8%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 2%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.4, 19.69, -12.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.4, 23.27, 327.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.051, 35.839, 50.146)`
Decimal	`12293816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB96B8, 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 #BB96B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB96B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #BB96B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb96b8; }
.text { color: #bb96b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb96b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 150 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb96b8, #bb96a6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BB96B8?: #BB96B8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB96B8?: The RGB value is 187, 150, 184: 187 red, 150 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB96B8?: The complementary color is #96BB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB96B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.