What color is #B3938F?

#B3938F is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3938F?

The RGB value is 179, 147, 143: 179 red, 147 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3938F?

The complementary color is #8FAFB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3938F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3938F color

#B3938F rgb(179, 147, 143)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B3938F is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 57.6% green and 56.1% blue (179, 147, 143).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 20% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Coca Mocha (#BD9D95), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#B3938F color codes

HEX	`#B3938F`
RGB	`rgb(179, 147, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 57.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 20%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 20%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.7, 11.33, 6.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.7, 13.13, 30.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.982, 32.436, 30.452)`
Decimal	`11768719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3938F, 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 #B3938F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3938F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	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 #B3938F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3938f; }
.text { color: #b3938f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3938f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 147 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3938f, #b3a58f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3938F?: #B3938F is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3938F?: The RGB value is 179, 147, 143: 179 red, 147 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3938F?: The complementary color is #8FAFB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3938F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.