What color is #B3948C?

#B3948C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3948C?

The RGB value is 179, 148, 140: 179 red, 148 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3948C?

The complementary color is #8CABB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3948C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3948C color

#B3948C rgb(179, 148, 140)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B3948C is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 58% green and 54.9% blue (179, 148, 140).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 20% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 22% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#B3948C color codes

HEX	`#B3948C`
RGB	`rgb(179, 148, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 58%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 20%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 22%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 22%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.88, 10.31, 8.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.88, 13.41, 39.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.914, 32.658, 29.323)`
Decimal	`11768972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3948C, 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 #B3948C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3948C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #B3948C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3948c; }
.text { color: #b3948c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3948c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 148 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3948c, #b3a88c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B3948C?: #B3948C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3948C?: The RGB value is 179, 148, 140: 179 red, 148 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3948C?: The complementary color is #8CABB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3948C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.