What color is #B09FA0?

#B09FA0 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B09FA0?

The RGB value is 176, 159, 160: 176 red, 159 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B09FA0?

The complementary color is #9FB0AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B09FA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B09FA0 color

#B09FA0 rgb(176, 159, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B09FA0 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 62.4% green and 62.7% blue (176, 159, 160).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 10% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#B09FA0 color codes

HEX	`#B09FA0`
RGB	`rgb(176, 159, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 62.4%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 10%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 10%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 9%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.95, 6.38, 1.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.95, 6.61, 15.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.647, 36.565, 38.378)`
Decimal	`11575200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B09FA0, 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 #B09FA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B09FA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	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 #B09FA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b09fa0; }
.text { color: #b09fa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b09fa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 159 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b09fa0, #b0a79f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B09FA0?: #B09FA0 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B09FA0?: The RGB value is 176, 159, 160: 176 red, 159 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B09FA0?: The complementary color is #9FB0AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B09FA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.