What color is #B099A0?

#B099A0 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B099A0?

The RGB value is 176, 153, 160: 176 red, 153 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B099A0?

The complementary color is #99B0A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B099A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B099A0 color

#B099A0 rgb(176, 153, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B099A0 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 60% green and 62.7% blue (176, 153, 160).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 13% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#B099A0 color codes

HEX	`#B099A0`
RGB	`rgb(176, 153, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 60%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 13%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 13%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 9%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.4, 9.7, -0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.4, 9.72, 356.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.64, 34.551, 38.042)`
Decimal	`11573664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B099A0, 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 #B099A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B099A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #B099A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b099a0; }
.text { color: #b099a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b099a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 153 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b099a0, #b09e99); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B099A0?: #B099A0 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B099A0?: The RGB value is 176, 153, 160: 176 red, 153 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B099A0?: The complementary color is #99B0A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B099A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.