What color is #B38B99?

#B38B99 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B38B99?

The RGB value is 179, 139, 153: 179 red, 139 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B38B99?

The complementary color is #8BB3A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B38B99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B38B99 color

#B38B99 rgb(179, 139, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B38B99 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 54.5% green and 60% blue (179, 139, 153).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 21% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 15% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#B38B99 color codes

HEX	`#B38B99`
RGB	`rgb(179, 139, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 54.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 21%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 22%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 15%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.96, 17.43, -1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.96, 17.5, 354.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.573, 30.35, 34.221)`
Decimal	`11766681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B38B99, 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 #B38B99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B38B99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	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 #B38B99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b38b99; }
.text { color: #b38b99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b38b99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 139 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b38b99, #b3918b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B38B99?: #B38B99 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B38B99?: The RGB value is 179, 139, 153: 179 red, 139 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B38B99?: The complementary color is #8BB3A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B38B99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.