What color is #B3959D?

#B3959D is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3959D?

The RGB value is 179, 149, 157: 179 red, 149 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3959D?

The complementary color is #95B3AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3959D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3959D color

#B3959D rgb(179, 149, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3959D is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 58.4% green and 61.6% blue (179, 149, 157).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 16% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 12% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#B3959D color codes

HEX	`#B3959D`
RGB	`rgb(179, 149, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 58.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 16%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 17%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 12%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.57, 12.52, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.57, 12.52, 359.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.423, 33.514, 36.495)`
Decimal	`11769245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3959D, 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 #B3959D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3959D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #B3959D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3959d; }
.text { color: #b3959d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3959d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 149 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3959d, #b39c95); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3959D?: #B3959D is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3959D?: The RGB value is 179, 149, 157: 179 red, 149 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3959D?: The complementary color is #95B3AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3959D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.