What color is #B3697E?

#B3697E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3697E?

The RGB value is 179, 105, 126: 179 red, 105 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3697E?

The complementary color is #69B39E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3697E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3697E color

#B3697E rgb(179, 105, 126)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B3697E is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 41.2% green and 49.4% blue (179, 105, 126).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 33% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 30% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#B3697E color codes

HEX	`#B3697E`
RGB	`rgb(179, 105, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 41.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 33%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 41%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 30%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.16, 32.22, 1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.16, 32.24, 2.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.409, 21.195, 22.382)`
Decimal	`11757950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3697E, 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 #B3697E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B3697E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	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 #B3697E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3697e; }
.text { color: #b3697e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3697e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 105 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3697e, #b37969); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B3697E?: #B3697E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3697E?: The RGB value is 179, 105, 126: 179 red, 105 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3697E?: The complementary color is #69B39E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3697E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.