Information about #B3898D color
Basic facts about this digital color
#B3898D is a calm, restrained earthy red that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from English Lavender (#B48395). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F) and Anticipation (#A88A8E).
The recipe behind #B3898D is rgb(179, 137, 141), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B3898D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#B3898D color variations
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#B3898D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B3898D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B3898D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B3898D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B3898D 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 #B3898D color
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Nearest named colors to #B3898D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B48395
#BC8F8F
#A88A8E
#B1948F
#AB7E85
#C2848F
#AC8181
#A78087
#B5998E
#C28E88
#A87D88
#A87D93
#B3898D color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B3898D
- RGB179, 137, 141
- CMYK0, 16, 15, 30
- CSSrgb(179, 137, 141)
- HSL354°, 22%, 62%
- HSL Precise354.286°, 21.649%, 61.961%
- HSV354°, 23%, 70%
- HSB354°, 23%, 70%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
- GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.537, 0.553)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.537, 0.553, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.537, 0.553)
- Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDB3898D
- DECIMAL ID11766157
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
