What color is #B1989A?

#B1989A 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 #B1989A?

The RGB value is 177, 152, 154: 177 red, 152 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1989A?

The complementary color is #98B1AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1989A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1989A color

#B1989A rgb(177, 152, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1989A is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 59.6% green and 60.4% blue (177, 152, 154).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 14% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#B1989A color codes

HEX	`#B1989A`
RGB	`rgb(177, 152, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 59.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 14%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 13%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.07, 9.59, 2.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.07, 9.88, 13.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.192, 34.138, 35.301)`
Decimal	`11638938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1989A, 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 #B1989A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1989A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #B1989A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1989a; }
.text { color: #b1989a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1989a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 152 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1989a, #b1a298); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B1989A?: #B1989A 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 #B1989A?: The RGB value is 177, 152, 154: 177 red, 152 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1989A?: The complementary color is #98B1AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1989A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.