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#B38087 Color

#B38087 is rgb(179, 128, 135) in RGB, hsl(352, 25%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 25%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Lavender (#B48395), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B38087
HEX#B38087
RGBrgb(179, 128, 135)
HSLhsl(352, 25%, 60%)
HSVhsv(352, 28%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 25%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(65.2% 0.064 9.9)
LABlab(58.95% 21.07 4.47)
LCHlch(58.95% 21.54 11.98)

What #B38087 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B38087, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Lavender#B48395ΔE 6.43Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 6.48Old Rose#C08081ΔE 7.39Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 8.27Burnished Brown#A17A74ΔE 8.81Puce#CC8899ΔE 9.35

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#B38087 Channel Values

How #B38087 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 179 · G 128 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 352° · S 25% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 352° · S 28% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 25% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.3:1 vs white · 6.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B38087 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B38087 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B38087

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B38087; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B38087
Complementary
#80B3AC
Analogous
#B380A0
Analogous
#B39280
Triadic
#86B380
Triadic
#8086B3
Split comp.
#80B392
Split comp.
#80A0B3

Tints & Shades of #B38087

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BC8F95
#C8A3A7
#D1B3B7
#DDC6C9
#E6D6D8
#F2E9EA

Shades

#A3666E
#8C545C
#73454B
#59363A
#40262A
#261719

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B38087.

How #B38087 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B38087
Protanopia#8A8A87
Protanomaly#9C8687
Deuteranopia#939385
Deuteranomaly#A18C86
Tritanopia#B28181
Tritanomaly#B38183
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B38087 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b38087: #B38087;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B38087;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b38087': '#B38087' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.502, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_b38087">#B38087</color>
SVG fillfill="#B38087"

More Red Colors

#B38087 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#B38087 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B38087?

#B38087 is a light red — rgb(179, 128, 135) in RGB and hsl(352, 25%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Lavender (#B48395), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.43.

What is the RGB value of #B38087?

#B38087 is rgb(179, 128, 135) — red 179, green 128, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B38087?

#B38087 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 25%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B38087 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B38087 scores 3.3:1 against white and 6.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B38087 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B38087 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 6.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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