What color is #B79C94?

#B79C94 is a light, grayish red known as Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Creamed Caramel?

The RGB value is 183, 156, 148: 183 red, 156 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Creamed Caramel?

The complementary color is #94AFB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B79C94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Creamed Caramel color: hex code #B79C94

#B79C94 rgb(183, 156, 148)

Shades of gray

Creamed Caramel has the hex code #B79C94. It is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 61.2% green and 58% blue (183, 156, 148).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 20% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 19% yellow and 28% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

Creamed Caramel (#B79C94) color codes

HEX	`#B79C94`
RGB	`rgb(183, 156, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 61.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 20%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 19%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.51, 8.66, 7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.51, 11.71, 42.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.762, 35.983, 33.02)`
Decimal	`12033172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Creamed Caramel, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B79C94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B79C94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B79C94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b79c94; }
.text { color: #b79c94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b79c94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 156 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b79c94, #b7ae94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

See #B79C94 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B79C94?: #B79C94 is a light, grayish red known as Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Creamed Caramel?: The RGB value is 183, 156, 148: 183 red, 156 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Creamed Caramel?: The complementary color is #94AFB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B79C94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.