What color is #B09093?

#B09093 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B09093?

The RGB value is 176, 144, 147: 176 red, 144 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B09093?

The complementary color is #90B0AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B09093?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B09093 color

#B09093 rgb(176, 144, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B09093 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 56.5% green and 57.6% blue (176, 144, 147).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 17% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 16% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#B09093 color codes

HEX	`#B09093`
RGB	`rgb(176, 144, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 56.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 17%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 16%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.75, 12.51, 2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.75, 12.85, 13.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.144, 31.284, 31.891)`
Decimal	`11571347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B09093, 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 #B09093	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B09093 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #B09093 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b09093; }
.text { color: #b09093; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b09093; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 144 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b09093, #b09d90); }

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Questions

What color is #B09093?: #B09093 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B09093?: The RGB value is 176, 144, 147: 176 red, 144 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B09093?: The complementary color is #90B0AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B09093?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.