What color is #B38692?

#B38692 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B38692?

The RGB value is 179, 134, 146: 179 red, 134 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B38692?

The complementary color is #86B3A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B38692?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B38692 color

#B38692 rgb(179, 134, 146)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B38692 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 52.5% green and 57.3% blue (179, 134, 146).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 23% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 18% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#B38692 color codes

HEX	`#B38692`
RGB	`rgb(179, 134, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 52.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 23%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 25%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 18%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.53, 19.08, 0.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.53, 19.09, 0.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.304, 28.711, 31.029)`
Decimal	`11765394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B38692, 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 #B38692	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B38692 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #B38692 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b38692; }
.text { color: #b38692; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b38692; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 134 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b38692, #b39186); }

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Questions

What color is #B38692?: #B38692 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B38692?: The RGB value is 179, 134, 146: 179 red, 134 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B38692?: The complementary color is #86B3A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B38692?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.