What color is #B09192?

#B09192 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 #B09192?

The RGB value is 176, 145, 146: 176 red, 145 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B09192?

The complementary color is #91B0AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B09192?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B09192 color

#B09192 rgb(176, 145, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B09192 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 56.9% green and 57.3% blue (176, 145, 146).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 17% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#B09192 color codes

HEX	`#B09192`
RGB	`rgb(176, 145, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 56.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 17%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.98, 11.78, 3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.98, 12.4, 18.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.218, 31.557, 31.53)`
Decimal	`11571602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B09192, 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 #B09192	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B09192 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #B09192 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b09192; }
.text { color: #b09192; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b09192; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 145 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b09192, #b0a091); }

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Questions

What color is #B09192?: #B09192 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 #B09192?: The RGB value is 176, 145, 146: 176 red, 145 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B09192?: The complementary color is #91B0AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B09192?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.