What color is #B38095?

#B38095 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B38095?

The RGB value is 179, 128, 149: 179 red, 128 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B38095?

The complementary color is #80B39E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B38095?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B38095 color

#B38095 rgb(179, 128, 149)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B38095 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 50.2% green and 58.4% blue (179, 128, 149).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 25% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 17% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#B38095 color codes

HEX	`#B38095`
RGB	`rgb(179, 128, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 50.2%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 25%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 28%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 17%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.15, 22.94, -3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.15, 23.19, 351.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.735, 27.193, 32.005)`
Decimal	`11763861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B38095, 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 #B38095	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B38095 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #B38095 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b38095; }
.text { color: #b38095; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b38095; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 128 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b38095, #b38480); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #B38095?: #B38095 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B38095?: The RGB value is 179, 128, 149: 179 red, 128 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B38095?: The complementary color is #80B39E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B38095?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.