What color is #B1959B?

#B1959B is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1959B?

The RGB value is 177, 149, 155: 177 red, 149 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1959B?

The complementary color is #95B1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1959B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1959B color

#B1959B rgb(177, 149, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1959B is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 58.4% green and 60.8% blue (177, 149, 155).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 15% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 12% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#B1959B color codes

HEX	`#B1959B`
RGB	`rgb(177, 149, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 58.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 15%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 16%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 12%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.33, 11.43, 0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.33, 11.45, 3.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.795, 33.21, 35.581)`
Decimal	`11638171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1959B, 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 #B1959B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1959B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #B1959B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1959b; }
.text { color: #b1959b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1959b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 149 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1959b, #b19d95); }

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Questions

What color is #B1959B?: #B1959B is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1959B?: The RGB value is 177, 149, 155: 177 red, 149 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1959B?: The complementary color is #95B1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1959B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.