What color is #B09797?

#B09797 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 #B09797?

The RGB value is 176, 151, 151: 176 red, 151 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B09797?

The complementary color is #97B0B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B09797?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B09797 color

#B09797 rgb(176, 151, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B09797 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 59.2% green and 59.2% blue (176, 151, 151).

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

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#B09797 color codes

HEX	`#B09797`
RGB	`rgb(176, 151, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 59.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 14%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.64, 9.27, 3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.64, 9.88, 20.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.557, 33.599, 33.937)`
Decimal	`11573143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B09797, 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 #B09797	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B09797 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #B09797 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b09797; }
.text { color: #b09797; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b09797; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 151 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b09797, #b0a397); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B09797?: #B09797 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 #B09797?: The RGB value is 176, 151, 151: 176 red, 151 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B09797?: The complementary color is #97B0B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B09797?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.