What color is #B1989E?

#B1989E 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 #B1989E?

The RGB value is 177, 152, 158: 177 red, 152 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1989E?

The complementary color is #98B1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1989E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1989E color

#B1989E rgb(177, 152, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1989E is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 59.6% green and 62% blue (177, 152, 158).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 14% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#B1989E color codes

HEX	`#B1989E`
RGB	`rgb(177, 152, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 59.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 14%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 11%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.18, 10.28, 0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.18, 10.28, 1.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.531, 34.273, 37.085)`
Decimal	`11638942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1989E, 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 #B1989E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1989E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #B1989E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1989e; }
.text { color: #b1989e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1989e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 152 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1989e, #b19e98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B1989E?: #B1989E 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 #B1989E?: The RGB value is 177, 152, 158: 177 red, 152 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1989E?: The complementary color is #98B1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1989E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.