What color is #B0918E?

#B0918E is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0918E?

The RGB value is 176, 145, 142: 176 red, 145 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0918E?

The complementary color is #8EADB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0918E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0918E color

#B0918E rgb(176, 145, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0918E is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 56.9% green and 55.7% blue (176, 145, 142).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 18% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 19% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#B0918E color codes

HEX	`#B0918E`
RGB	`rgb(176, 145, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 56.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 18%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 19%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.87, 11.14, 5.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.87, 12.64, 28.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.912, 31.435, 29.92)`
Decimal	`11571598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0918E, 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 #B0918E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0918E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #B0918E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0918e; }
.text { color: #b0918e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0918e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 145 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0918e, #b0a28e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B0918E?: #B0918E is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0918E?: The RGB value is 176, 145, 142: 176 red, 145 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0918E?: The complementary color is #8EADB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0918E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.