Information about #B38C9E color

#B38C9E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B38C9E belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(179, 140, 158) — 70.2% red, 54.9% green, 62% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 15 / 8 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B38C9E reads as a calm, restrained 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 just a few steps away from Muted Rose (#B681A1). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Opera Mauve (#B784A7) and English Lavender (#B48395).

In RGB terms — rgb(179, 140, 158) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B38C9E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B38C9E color variations

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

#B38C9E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B38C9E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B38C9E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B38C9E 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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#B38C9E 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 #B38C9E

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

Muted Rose color link
Muted Rose

#B681A1

Opera Mauve color link
Opera Mauve

#B784A7

English Lavender color link
English Lavender

#B48395

Mesmerise color link
Mesmerise

#B598A3

Dusty Lavender color link
Dusty Lavender

#AC86A8

London Hue color link
London Hue

#AE94AB

Light Mauve color link
Light Mauve

#C292A1

Grey Pink color link
Grey Pink

#C3909B

Dusty Grey color link
Dusty Grey

#AC9B9B

Bouquet color link
Bouquet

#A78199

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Lilac Luster color link
Lilac Luster

#AE98AA

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B38C9E
  • RGB179, 140, 158
  • CMYK0, 15, 8, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 140, 158)
  • HSL332°, 20%, 63%
  • HSL Precise332.308°, 20.419%, 62.549%
  • HSV332°, 22%, 70%
  • HSB332°, 22%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.549, 0.620)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.549, 0.620, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.549, 0.620)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB38C9E
  • DECIMAL ID11766942
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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