Information about #B2959D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B2959D belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(178, 149, 157) (69.8% red, 58.4% green, 61.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 11 / 8 / 30 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained romantic rose, #B2959D appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Mesmerise (#B598A3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dusty Grey (#AC9B9B) and Double Milestone (#B1A09C).

The recipe behind #B2959D is rgb(178, 149, 157), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B2959D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B2959D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B2959D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B2959D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B2959D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B2959D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B2959D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B2959D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Mesmerise color link
Mesmerise

#B598A3

Dusty Grey color link
Dusty Grey

#AC9B9B

Double Milestone color link
Double Milestone

#B1A09C

Nobel color link
Nobel

#A99D9D

Lilac Luster color link
Lilac Luster

#AE98AA

Heliotrope Grey color link
Heliotrope Grey

#AA98A8

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

London Hue color link
London Hue

#AE94AB

Viaduct color link
Viaduct

#A99F97

Heliotrope Gray color link
Heliotrope Gray

#AA98A9

Tuscany color link
Tuscany

#C09999

Pristine Lavender color link
Pristine Lavender

#B2A49B

#B2959D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B2959D
  • RGB178, 149, 157
  • CMYK0, 11, 8, 30
  • CSSrgb(178, 149, 157)
  • HSL343°, 16%, 64%
  • HSL Precise343.448°, 15.847%, 64.118%
  • HSV343°, 16%, 70%
  • HSB343°, 16%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.584, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.584, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.584, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Rose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB2959D
  • DECIMAL ID11703709
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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