What color is #B39398?

#B39398 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B39398?

The RGB value is 179, 147, 152: 179 red, 147 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B39398?

The complementary color is #93B3AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B39398?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B39398 color

#B39398 rgb(179, 147, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B39398 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 57.6% green and 59.6% blue (179, 147, 152).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 17% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 15% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#B39398 color codes

HEX	`#B39398`
RGB	`rgb(179, 147, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 57.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 17%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 18%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 15%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.93, 12.79, 1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.93, 12.93, 8.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.692, 32.719, 34.188)`
Decimal	`11768728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B39398, 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 #B39398	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B39398 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #B39398 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b39398; }
.text { color: #b39398; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39398; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 147 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b39398, #b39e93); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B39398?: #B39398 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B39398?: The RGB value is 179, 147, 152: 179 red, 147 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B39398?: The complementary color is #93B3AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B39398?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.