What color is #B3718E?

#B3718E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinky Pickle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3718E?

The RGB value is 179, 113, 142: 179 red, 113 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3718E?

The complementary color is #71B396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3718E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3718E color

#B3718E rgb(179, 113, 142)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B3718E is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 44.3% green and 55.7% blue (179, 113, 142).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 30% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 21% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Pinky Pickle (#B96D8E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#B3718E color codes

HEX	`#B3718E`
RGB	`rgb(179, 113, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 44.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 30%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 37%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 21%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.43, 30.18, -4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.43, 30.57, 350.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.378, 23.349, 28.545)`
Decimal	`11760014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3718E, 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 #B3718E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B3718E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #B3718E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3718e; }
.text { color: #b3718e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3718e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 113 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3718e, #b37571); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #B3718E?: #B3718E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinky Pickle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3718E?: The RGB value is 179, 113, 142: 179 red, 113 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3718E?: The complementary color is #71B396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3718E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.