What color is #B1979D?

#B1979D 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 #B1979D?

The RGB value is 177, 151, 157: 177 red, 151 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1979D?

The complementary color is #97B1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1979D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1979D color

#B1979D rgb(177, 151, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1979D is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 59.2% green and 61.6% blue (177, 151, 157).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 11% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#B1979D color codes

HEX	`#B1979D`
RGB	`rgb(177, 151, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 59.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 11%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.9, 10.66, 0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.9, 10.67, 2.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.284, 33.916, 36.579)`
Decimal	`11638685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1979D, 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 #B1979D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1979D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #B1979D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1979d; }
.text { color: #b1979d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1979d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 151 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1979d, #b19e97); }

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Questions

What color is #B1979D?: #B1979D 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 #B1979D?: The RGB value is 177, 151, 157: 177 red, 151 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1979D?: The complementary color is #97B1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1979D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.