What color is #B19995?

#B19995 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B19995?

The RGB value is 177, 153, 149: 177 red, 153 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B19995?

The complementary color is #95ADB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B19995?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B19995 color

#B19995 rgb(177, 153, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B19995 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 60% green and 58.4% blue (177, 153, 149).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 15% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 16% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#B19995 color codes

HEX	`#B19995`
RGB	`rgb(177, 153, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 60%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 15%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 16%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 16%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.2, 8.2, 5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.2, 9.81, 33.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.947, 34.3, 33.208)`
Decimal	`11639189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B19995, 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 #B19995	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B19995 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #B19995 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b19995; }
.text { color: #b19995; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b19995; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 153 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b19995, #b1a795); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B19995?: #B19995 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B19995?: The RGB value is 177, 153, 149: 177 red, 153 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B19995?: The complementary color is #95ADB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B19995?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.