What color is #B09598?

#B09598 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 #B09598?

The RGB value is 176, 149, 152: 176 red, 149 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B09598?

The complementary color is #95B0AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B09598?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B09598 color

#B09598 rgb(176, 149, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B09598 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 58.4% green and 59.6% blue (176, 149, 152).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 15% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 14% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#B09598 color codes

HEX	`#B09598`
RGB	`rgb(176, 149, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 58.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 15%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 14%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.16, 10.55, 2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.16, 10.77, 11.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.319, 32.993, 34.26)`
Decimal	`11572632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B09598, 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 #B09598	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B09598 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #B09598 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b09598; }
.text { color: #b09598; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b09598; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 149 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b09598, #b0a095); }

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Questions

What color is #B09598?: #B09598 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 #B09598?: The RGB value is 176, 149, 152: 176 red, 149 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B09598?: The complementary color is #95B0AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B09598?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.