What color is #B19397?

#B19397 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 #B19397?

The RGB value is 177, 147, 151: 177 red, 147 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B19397?

The complementary color is #93B1AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B19397?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B19397 color

#B19397 rgb(177, 147, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B19397 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 57.6% green and 59.2% blue (177, 147, 151).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 16% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 15% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#B19397 color codes

HEX	`#B19397`
RGB	`rgb(177, 147, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 57.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 16%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 17%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 15%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.71, 11.87, 2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.71, 12.05, 10.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.151, 32.45, 33.737)`
Decimal	`11637655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B19397, 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 #B19397	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B19397 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	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 #B19397 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b19397; }
.text { color: #b19397; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b19397; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 147 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b19397, #b19e93); }

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Questions

What color is #B19397?: #B19397 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 #B19397?: The RGB value is 177, 147, 151: 177 red, 147 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B19397?: The complementary color is #93B1AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B19397?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.