Palettes / Colors / #B96AAA

#B96AAA — Muted Pink

#B96AAA is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #B96AAA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B96AAA is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6AB978; it also sits naturally between #A06AB9 and #B96A83. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 42% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 8% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B96AAA

.text { color: #B96AAA; }
.background { background-color: #B96AAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B96AAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(185, 106, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(311, 36%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B96AAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(185, 106, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B96AAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(185, 106, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B96AAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B96AAA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6AB978:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B96AAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B96AAA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #B96AAA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B96AAA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B96AA9  ·  #B96AAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B96AAA?

#B96AAA is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 185, 106, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B96AAA?

#B96AAA is RGB 185, 106, 170 — HSL 311°, 36%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 43%, 8%, 27%.

What colors go with #B96AAA?

Its complement is #6AB978; analogous partners are #A06AB9 and #B96A83. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B96AAA for text?

Black text on #B96AAA has a contrast ratio of 5.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.68:1.