Information about #B32959 color

#B32959 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B32959 falls into the Rose Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(179, 41, 89) — 70.2% red, 16.1% green, 34.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 54 / 35 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B32959 presents itself as a strongly colored pink-red rose — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Filmpro Magenta (#AA305D). Slightly further away sit Amaranth Purple (#AB274F) and Robin Red (#A72655).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(179, 41, 89)), which gives #B32959 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B32959 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B32959 color variations

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

#B32959 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B32959

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

Robin Red color link
Robin Red

#A72655

Strever Rose color link
Strever Rose

#A8305C

Hibiscus color link
Hibiscus

#B33654

Scrumptious color link
Scrumptious

#B71D62

Pink Panther color link
Pink Panther

#B43864

Rose Red color link
Rose Red

#C21E56

Tree Peony color link
Tree Peony

#A4345D

Burnt Pink color link
Burnt Pink

#C12267

Rogue Pink color link
Rogue Pink

#C12869

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B32959
  • RGB179, 41, 89
  • CMYK0, 54, 35, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 41, 89)
  • HSL339°, 63%, 43%
  • HSL Precise339.13°, 62.727%, 43.137%
  • HSV339°, 77%, 70%
  • HSB339°, 77%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.161, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.161, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.161, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB32959
  • DECIMAL ID11741529
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01