What color is #B1939C?

#B1939C is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1939C?

The RGB value is 177, 147, 156: 177 red, 147 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1939C?

The complementary color is #93B1A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1939C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1939C color

#B1939C rgb(177, 147, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1939C is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 57.6% green and 61.2% blue (177, 147, 156).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 16% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 12% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#B1939C color codes

HEX	`#B1939C`
RGB	`rgb(177, 147, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 57.6%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 16%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 17%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 12%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.85, 12.72, -0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.85, 12.73, 357.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.566, 32.616, 35.921)`
Decimal	`11637660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1939C, 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 #B1939C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1939C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #B1939C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1939c; }
.text { color: #b1939c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1939c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 147 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1939c, #b19993); }

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Questions

What color is #B1939C?: #B1939C is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1939C?: The RGB value is 177, 147, 156: 177 red, 147 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1939C?: The complementary color is #93B1A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1939C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.