What color is #B1999C?

#B1999C 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 #B1999C?

The RGB value is 177, 153, 156: 177 red, 153 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1999C?

The complementary color is #99B1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1999C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1999C color

#B1999C rgb(177, 153, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1999C is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 60% green and 61.2% blue (177, 153, 156).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 13% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#B1999C color codes

HEX	`#B1999C`
RGB	`rgb(177, 153, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 60%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 13%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 12%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.38, 9.38, 1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.38, 9.53, 10.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.523, 34.531, 36.24)`
Decimal	`11639196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1999C, 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 #B1999C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1999C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #B1999C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1999c; }
.text { color: #b1999c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1999c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 153 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1999c, #b1a299); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B1999C?: #B1999C 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 #B1999C?: The RGB value is 177, 153, 156: 177 red, 153 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1999C?: The complementary color is #99B1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1999C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.