Information about #B38998 color

#B38998 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B38998 belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(179, 137, 152) — 70.2% red, 53.7% green, 59.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 16 / 11 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B38998 reads as a softly toned romantic rose and appears airy and pastel-like. 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 almost identical to English Lavender (#B48395). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Muted Rose (#B681A1) and Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F).

The recipe behind #B38998 is rgb(179, 137, 152), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B38998 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.0:1. No one has named #B38998 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B38998 color variations

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

#B38998 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B38998 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B38998 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B38998 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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#B38998 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 #B38998

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

English Lavender color link
English Lavender

#B48395

Muted Rose color link
Muted Rose

#B681A1

Rosy Brown color link
Rosy Brown

#BC8F8F

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Bouquet color link
Bouquet

#A78199

Anticipation color link
Anticipation

#A88A8E

Opera Mauve color link
Opera Mauve

#B784A7

Grayish Rose color link
Grayish Rose

#A87D93

Grayish Fuchsia color link
Grayish Fuchsia

#A87D9E

Dusty Lavender color link
Dusty Lavender

#AC86A8

Grey Pink color link
Grey Pink

#C3909B

Lipstick Pink color link
Lipstick Pink

#C48793

#B38998 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B38998
  • RGB179, 137, 152
  • CMYK0, 16, 11, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 137, 152)
  • HSL339°, 22%, 62%
  • HSL Precise338.571°, 21.649%, 61.961%
  • HSV339°, 23%, 70%
  • HSB339°, 23%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.537, 0.596)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.537, 0.596, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.537, 0.596)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.6%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB38998
  • DECIMAL ID11766168
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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