What color is #B39CA0?

#B39CA0 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B39CA0?

The RGB value is 179, 156, 160: 179 red, 156 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B39CA0?

The complementary color is #9CB3AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B39CA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B39CA0 color

#B39CA0 rgb(179, 156, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B39CA0 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 61.2% green and 62.7% blue (179, 156, 160).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 13% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#B39CA0 color codes

HEX	`#B39CA0`
RGB	`rgb(179, 156, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 61.2%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 13%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 13%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 11%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.44, 9.14, 1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.44, 9.2, 6.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.824, 35.9, 38.24)`
Decimal	`11771040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B39CA0, 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 #B39CA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B39CA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #B39CA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b39ca0; }
.text { color: #b39ca0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39ca0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 156 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b39ca0, #b3a49c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B39CA0?: #B39CA0 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B39CA0?: The RGB value is 179, 156, 160: 179 red, 156 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B39CA0?: The complementary color is #9CB3AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B39CA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.