What color is #B19790?

#B19790 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B19790?

The RGB value is 177, 151, 144: 177 red, 151 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B19790?

The complementary color is #90AAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B19790?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B19790 color

#B19790 rgb(177, 151, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B19790 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 59.2% green and 56.5% blue (177, 151, 144).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 17% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 19% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#B19790 color codes

HEX	`#B19790`
RGB	`rgb(177, 151, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 59.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 17%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.56, 8.5, 7.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.56, 11.18, 40.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.232, 33.495, 31.042)`
Decimal	`11638672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B19790, 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 #B19790	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B19790 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #B19790 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b19790; }
.text { color: #b19790; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b19790; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 151 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b19790, #b1a890); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B19790?: #B19790 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B19790?: The RGB value is 177, 151, 144: 177 red, 151 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B19790?: The complementary color is #90AAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B19790?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.