What color is #B3978E?

#B3978E is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3978E?

The RGB value is 179, 151, 142: 179 red, 151 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3978E?

The complementary color is #8EAAB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3978E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3978E color

#B3978E rgb(179, 151, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3978E is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 59.2% green and 55.7% blue (179, 151, 142).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 20% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 21% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#B3978E color codes

HEX	`#B3978E`
RGB	`rgb(179, 151, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 59.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 20%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 21%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 21%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.7, 8.96, 8.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.7, 12.43, 43.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.54, 33.671, 30.266)`
Decimal	`11769742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3978E, 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 #B3978E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3978E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #B3978E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3978e; }
.text { color: #b3978e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3978e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 151 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3978e, #b3aa8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B3978E?: #B3978E is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3978E?: The RGB value is 179, 151, 142: 179 red, 151 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3978E?: The complementary color is #8EAAB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3978E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.