What color is #B3939A?

#B3939A is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3939A?

The RGB value is 179, 147, 154: 179 red, 147 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3939A?

The complementary color is #93B3AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3939A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3939A color

#B3939A rgb(179, 147, 154)

Shades of red

The hex color #B3939A is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 57.6% green and 60.4% blue (179, 147, 154).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 17% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 14% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#B3939A color codes

HEX	`#B3939A`
RGB	`rgb(179, 147, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 57.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 17%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 18%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 14%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.99, 13.12, 0.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.99, 13.15, 3.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.857, 32.785, 35.058)`
Decimal	`11768730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3939A, 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 #B3939A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3939A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #B3939A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3939a; }
.text { color: #b3939a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3939a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 147 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3939a, #b39c93); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3939A?: #B3939A is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3939A?: The RGB value is 179, 147, 154: 179 red, 147 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3939A?: The complementary color is #93B3AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3939A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.