Information about #B2899D color

#B2899D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B2899D belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(178, 137, 157) (69.8% red, 53.7% green, 61.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 16 / 8 / 30 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained romantic rose, #B2899D appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Muted Rose (#B681A1). Its next-closest registered neighbors are English Lavender (#B48395) and Opera Mauve (#B784A7).

In RGB terms — rgb(178, 137, 157) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B2899D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B2899D color variations

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

#B2899D 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B2899D

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

Bouquet color link
Bouquet

#A78199

Mesmerise color link
Mesmerise

#B598A3

Thin color link
Thin

#A87CA0

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Anticipation color link
Anticipation

#A88A8E

Rosy Brown color link
Rosy Brown

#BC8F8F

London Hue color link
London Hue

#AE94AB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B2899D
  • RGB178, 137, 157
  • CMYK0, 16, 8, 30
  • CSSrgb(178, 137, 157)
  • HSL331°, 21%, 62%
  • HSL Precise330.732°, 21.026%, 61.765%
  • HSV331°, 23%, 70%
  • HSB331°, 23%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.537, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.537, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.537, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB2899D
  • DECIMAL ID11700637
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01