What color is #B03962?

#B03962 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Valentine’s Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B03962?

The RGB value is 176, 57, 98: 176 red, 57 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B03962?

The complementary color is #39B087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B03962?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B03962 color

#B03962 rgb(176, 57, 98)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B03962 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 22.4% green and 38.4% blue (176, 57, 98).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 51% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 44% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Valentine’s Kiss (#B63364), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#B03962 color codes

HEX	`#B03962`
RGB	`rgb(176, 57, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 22.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 51%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 68%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 44%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.82, 51.44, 3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.82, 51.54, 3.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.574, 13.041, 12.934)`
Decimal	`11549026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B03962, 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 #B03962	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B03962 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #B03962 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b03962; }
.text { color: #b03962; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b03962; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 57 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b03962, #b04c39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ruby.

Questions

What color is #B03962?: #B03962 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Valentine’s Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B03962?: The RGB value is 176, 57, 98: 176 red, 57 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B03962?: The complementary color is #39B087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B03962?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.