What color is #B19593?

#B19593 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 #B19593?

The RGB value is 177, 149, 147: 177 red, 149 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B19593?

The complementary color is #93AFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B19593?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B19593 color

#B19593 rgb(177, 149, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B19593 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 58.4% green and 57.6% blue (177, 149, 147).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 16% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 17% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#B19593 color codes

HEX	`#B19593`
RGB	`rgb(177, 149, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 58.4%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 16%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 17%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 17%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.12, 10.1, 4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.12, 11.24, 26.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.145, 32.95, 32.159)`
Decimal	`11638163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B19593, 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 #B19593	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B19593 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	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 #B19593 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b19593; }
.text { color: #b19593; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b19593; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 149 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b19593, #b1a493); }

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Questions

What color is #B19593?: #B19593 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 #B19593?: The RGB value is 177, 149, 147: 177 red, 149 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B19593?: The complementary color is #93AFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B19593?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.