What color is #B5939F?

#B5939F is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5939F?

The RGB value is 181, 147, 159: 181 red, 147 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5939F?

The complementary color is #93B5A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5939F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5939F color

#B5939F rgb(181, 147, 159)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B5939F is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 57.6% green and 62.4% blue (181, 147, 159).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 19% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 12% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#B5939F color codes

HEX	`#B5939F`
RGB	`rgb(181, 147, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 57.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 19%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 19%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 12%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.32, 14.71, -1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.32, 14.79, 354.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.748, 33.196, 37.318)`
Decimal	`11899807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5939F, 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 #B5939F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5939F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #B5939F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5939f; }
.text { color: #b5939f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5939f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 147 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5939f, #b59893); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B5939F?: #B5939F is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5939F?: The RGB value is 181, 147, 159: 181 red, 147 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5939F?: The complementary color is #93B5A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5939F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.