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#B38495 Color

#B38495 is rgb(179, 132, 149) in RGB, hsl(338, 24%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 17%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Lavender (#B48395), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B38495
HEX#B38495
RGBrgb(179, 132, 149)
HSLhsl(338, 24%, 61%)
HSVhsv(338, 26%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 17%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.062 355.4)
LABlab(60.24% 20.55 -1.67)
LCHlch(60.24% 20.62 355.36)

What #B38495 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 #B38495, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Lavender#B48395ΔE 0.94Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 8.83Puce#CC8899ΔE 9.63Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 9.66Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 9.8Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 10.54

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

#B38495 Channel Values

How #B38495 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 132 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 338° · S 24% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 338° · S 26% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 17% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.16:1 vs white · 6.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B38495 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 text3.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B38495 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B38495

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B38495; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B38495
Complementary
#84B3A2
Analogous
#B384AD
Analogous
#B38A84
Triadic
#95B384
Triadic
#8495B3
Split comp.
#84B38A
Split comp.
#84ADB3

Tints & Shades of #B38495

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

#BD93A3
#C9A6B3
#D2B6C1
#DCC6CE
#E6D6DC
#F1E9EC

Shades

#A46A7F
#8E576B
#754858
#593643
#3F2730
#26171D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B38495.

How #B38495 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#B38495
Protanopia#8D8D95
Protanomaly#9E8A95
Deuteranopia#969694
Deuteranomaly#A28F94
Tritanopia#B18686
Tritanomaly#B2858C
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B38495 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b38495: #B38495;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B38495;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b38495': '#B38495' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.518, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_b38495">#B38495</color>
SVG fillfill="#B38495"

More Pink Colors

#B38495 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B38495 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B38495?

#B38495 is a light pink — rgb(179, 132, 149) in RGB and hsl(338, 24%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Lavender (#B48395), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.94.

What is the RGB value of #B38495?

#B38495 is rgb(179, 132, 149) — red 179, green 132, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B38495?

#B38495 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 17%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B38495 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B38495 scores 3.16:1 against white and 6.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B38495 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B38495 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 9.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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