Information about #B38C9A color

#B38C9A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B38C9A falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(179, 140, 154) — 70.2% red, 54.9% green, 60.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 10 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B38C9A reads as a softly toned pink-red rose and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of English Lavender (#B48395). Slightly further away sit Muted Rose (#B681A1) and Thatch (#B1948F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(179, 140, 154)), which gives #B38C9A its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B38C9A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B38C9A color variations

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

#B38C9A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B38C9A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B38C9A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B38C9A 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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#B38C9A 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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#9CB48E
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#8E9CB4
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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 #B38C9A

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

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Rosy Brown color link
Rosy Brown

#BC8F8F

Mesmerise color link
Mesmerise

#B598A3

Opera Mauve color link
Opera Mauve

#B784A7

Bouquet color link
Bouquet

#A78199

Anticipation color link
Anticipation

#A88A8E

Grey Pink color link
Grey Pink

#C3909B

Dusty Grey color link
Dusty Grey

#AC9B9B

Dusty Lavender color link
Dusty Lavender

#AC86A8

Light Mauve color link
Light Mauve

#C292A1

#B38C9A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B38C9A
  • RGB179, 140, 154
  • CMYK0, 15, 10, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 140, 154)
  • HSL338°, 20%, 63%
  • HSL Precise338.462°, 20.419%, 62.549%
  • HSV338°, 22%, 70%
  • HSB338°, 22%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.549, 0.604)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.549, 0.604, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.549, 0.604)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB38C9A
  • DECIMAL ID11766938
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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