What color is #B38791?

#B38791 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B38791?

The RGB value is 179, 135, 145: 179 red, 135 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B38791?

The complementary color is #87B3A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B38791?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B38791 color

#B38791 rgb(179, 135, 145)

Shades of red

The hex color #B38791 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 52.9% green and 56.9% blue (179, 135, 145).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 22% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 19% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#B38791 color codes

HEX	`#B38791`
RGB	`rgb(179, 135, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 52.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 25%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 19%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.74, 18.36, 1.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.74, 18.4, 3.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.365, 28.957, 30.667)`
Decimal	`11765649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B38791, 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 #B38791	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B38791 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #B38791 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b38791; }
.text { color: #b38791; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b38791; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 135 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b38791, #b39387); }

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Questions

What color is #B38791?: #B38791 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B38791?: The RGB value is 179, 135, 145: 179 red, 135 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B38791?: The complementary color is #87B3A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B38791?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.