Information about #B38385 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A calm, restrained earthy red, #B38385 floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cherry Blossom Mouse (#AC8181). Nearby in the Register you will also find Ash Rose (#B5817D) and Rustic Rose (#AB7E85).
The recipe behind #B38385 is rgb(179, 131, 133), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B38385 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.2:1. #B38385 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#B38385 color variations
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#B38385 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B38385 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B38385 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B38385 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B38385 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #B38385 color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #B38385
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#AC8181
#B5817D
#AB7E85
#B6857A
#A78087
#A87D88
#C08081
#A8887D
#A87D7D
#AF8D7A
#A88A8E
#B48395
#B38385 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B38385
- RGB179, 131, 133
- CMYK0, 19, 18, 30
- CSSrgb(179, 131, 133)
- HSL358°, 24%, 61%
- HSL Precise357.5°, 24%, 60.784%
- HSV358°, 27%, 70%
- HSB358°, 27%, 70%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.514
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.522
- GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.514, 0.522)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.514, 0.522, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.514, 0.522)
- Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB51.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB52.2%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDB38385
- DECIMAL ID11764613
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
