What color is #B34B6E?

#B34B6E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve It. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B34B6E?

The RGB value is 179, 75, 110: 179 red, 75 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B34B6E?

The complementary color is #4BB390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B34B6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B34B6E color

#B34B6E rgb(179, 75, 110)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B34B6E is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 29.4% green and 43.1% blue (179, 75, 110).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 41% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 39% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Mauve It (#BB4466), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#B34B6E color codes

HEX	`#B34B6E`
RGB	`rgb(179, 75, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 29.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 41%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 58%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 39%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.64, 45.7, 1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.64, 45.72, 1.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.922, 15.744, 16.528)`
Decimal	`11750254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B34B6E, 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 #B34B6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B34B6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #B34B6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b34b6e; }
.text { color: #b34b6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b34b6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 75 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b34b6e, #b35c4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #B34B6E?: #B34B6E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve It. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B34B6E?: The RGB value is 179, 75, 110: 179 red, 75 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B34B6E?: The complementary color is #4BB390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B34B6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.