#b3916b Color Information

#b3916b Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b3916b. In RGB, it consists of 70.2% Red, 56.9% Green, and 42.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 19% Magenta, 40.2% Yellow, and 29.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 31.7°, with saturation of 32.1% and lightness of 56.1%. The decimal value for #b3916b is 11768171, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9966. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b3916b is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#b3916b Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color179, 145, 107 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color70.2%, 56.9%, 42.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.298, 0.431, 0.580 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.19, 0.402, 0.298 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color31.7°, 32.1%, 56.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color31.7°, 40.2%, 70.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color31.370, 30.896, 18.220 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color171, 179, 107 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11768171 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color62.420, 7.520, 24.995 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)62.420, 26.102, 73.255 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color62.420, 24.768, 30.610 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color55.584, 3.466, 19.474 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.390, 0.384, 30.896 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289958251 / 0xffb3916b Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc9966 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #b3916b

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b3916b, its pure hue is 31.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 32.1%, and its lightness is 56.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #b3916b, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #16120d to #9d7f5e.

Tints of #b3916b

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b3916b, its pure hue is 31.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 32.1%, and its lightness is 56.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #b3916b, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #bd9f7e to #f6f1ed.

Tones of #b3916b

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b3916b, its pure hue is 31.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 32.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #b3916b, which range from #8f8f8f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff951f (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b3916b

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b3916b! For #b3916b, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #b3916b. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b3916b

This color, #b3916b, consists of 70.2% Red, 56.9% Green, and 42.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 179, Green = 145, Blue = 107. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b3916b is 0% Cyan, 19% Magenta, 40.2% Yellow, and 29.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R70.2%
C0.0%
G56.9%
M19.0%
B42.0%
Y40.2%
K29.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 179 145 107
Octal 263 221 153
Hexa #b3 #91 #6b
Binary 10110011 10010001 01101011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 18 40 29
Octal 0 22 50 35
Hexa #00 #12 #28 #1d
Binary 00000000 00010010 00101000 00011101

Analogous Colors of #b3916b

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b3916b — which has hue 31.7° — its analogous colors are located at 1.7° and 61.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b3916b.

Triadic Colors of #b3916b

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #b3916b — which has hue 31.7° — its triadic colors are located at 31.7° and 271.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b3916b.

Complementary Color of #b3916b

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b3916b — which has hue 31.7° — its complementary color is located at 211.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b3916b.

Split Complementary Colors of #b3916b

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #b3916b — which has hue 31.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 31.7° and 241.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b3916b.

Tetradic Colors of #b3916b

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #b3916b — which has hue 31.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 301.7°, 31.7°, 121.7°, and 211.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b3916b.

Monochromatic Colors of #b3916b

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b3916b, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #655849 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e2c9ac (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b3916b

We want to make getting started with #b3916b on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b3916b into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b3916b can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #b3916b with other HTML elements.

#b3916b Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b3916b.
<span style="color: #b3916b;">The color of this text is #b3916b.</span>

#b3916b Background Color

The background color for this text is #b3916b.
<div style="background-color: #b3916b; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b3916b.</div>

#b3916b Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b3916b.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b3916b;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b3916b.</span>

#b3916b Border Color

This is a div with border color #b3916b.
<div style="border: #b3916b 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b3916b.</div>

#b3916b Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b3916b on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b3916b; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b3916b on a white background.</div></div>

#b3916b Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b3916b on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b3916b; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b3916b on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b3916b to White

This is a gradient from #b3916b to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b3916b,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b3916b,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b3916b,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b3916b,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b3916b to white.</div>

Gradient from #b3916b to Black

This is a gradient from #b3916b to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b3916b,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b3916b,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b3916b,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b3916b,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b3916b to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b3916b

In addition to using #b3916b on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #b3916b in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b3916b, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 179, Green = 145, Blue = 107). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b3916b in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #b3916b
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(179, 145, 107)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b3916b; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b3916b; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b3916b; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(179, 145, 107);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b3916b")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:179, green:145, blue:107, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:179 green:145 blue:107 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(179f, 145f, 107f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(179, 145, 107);
 

#b3916b Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b3916b the same way. For those with color blindness, #b3916b might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b3916b looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b3916b is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #b3916b looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #b3916b will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #b3916b is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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