What color is #B38898?

#B38898 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 #B38898?

The RGB value is 179, 136, 152: 179 red, 136 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B38898?

The complementary color is #88B3A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B38898?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B38898 color

#B38898 rgb(179, 136, 152)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B38898 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 53.3% green and 59.6% blue (179, 136, 152).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 22% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 15% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#B38898 color codes

HEX	`#B38898`
RGB	`rgb(179, 136, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 53.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 24%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 15%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.19, 18.94, -2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.19, 19.06, 353.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.062, 29.46, 33.645)`
Decimal	`11765912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B38898, 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 #B38898	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B38898 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #B38898 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b38898; }
.text { color: #b38898; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b38898; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 136 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b38898, #b38e88); }

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Questions

What color is #B38898?: #B38898 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 #B38898?: The RGB value is 179, 136, 152: 179 red, 136 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B38898?: The complementary color is #88B3A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B38898?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.