What color is #B3205F?

#B3205F is a moderate rose known as Murderous Magenta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Murderous Magenta?

The RGB value is 179, 32, 95: 179 red, 32 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Murderous Magenta?

The complementary color is #20B374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3205F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Murderous Magenta color: hex code #B3205F

#B3205F rgb(179, 32, 95)

Shades of pink

Murderous Magenta has the hex code #B3205F. It is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 12.5% green and 37.3% blue (179, 32, 95).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 70% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 82% magenta, 47% yellow and 30% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

Murderous Magenta (#B3205F) color codes

HEX	`#B3205F`
RGB	`rgb(179, 32, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 12.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 70%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 82%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 82%, 47%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.32, 60.34, 1.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.32, 60.36, 1.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.174, 11.446, 11.919)`
Decimal	`11739231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Murderous Magenta, 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 #B3205F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B3205F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	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 #B3205F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3205f; }
.text { color: #b3205f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3205f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 32 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3205f, #b32a20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

See #B3205F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B3205F?: #B3205F is a moderate rose known as Murderous Magenta. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Murderous Magenta?: The RGB value is 179, 32, 95: 179 red, 32 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Murderous Magenta?: The complementary color is #20B374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3205F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.