What color is #B39CA1?

#B39CA1 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 #B39CA1?

The RGB value is 179, 156, 161: 179 red, 156 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B39CA1?

The complementary color is #9CB3AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B39CA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B39CA1 color

#B39CA1 rgb(179, 156, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B39CA1 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 61.2% green and 63.1% blue (179, 156, 161).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 13% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 10% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#B39CA1 color codes

HEX	`#B39CA1`
RGB	`rgb(179, 156, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 61.2%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 13%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 13%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 10%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.47, 9.32, 0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.47, 9.33, 3.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.911, 35.935, 38.703)`
Decimal	`11771041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B39CA1, 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 #B39CA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B39CA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #B39CA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b39ca1; }
.text { color: #b39ca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39ca1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 156 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b39ca1, #b3a39c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B39CA1?: #B39CA1 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 #B39CA1?: The RGB value is 179, 156, 161: 179 red, 156 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B39CA1?: The complementary color is #9CB3AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B39CA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.