What color is #B19A98?

#B19A98 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 #B19A98?

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

What is the complementary color of #B19A98?

The complementary color is #98AFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B19A98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B19A98 color

#B19A98 rgb(177, 154, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B19A98 is a light, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 5°, with 14% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 14% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#B19A98 color codes

HEX	`#B19A98`
RGB	`rgb(177, 154, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 60.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 14%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 14%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.53, 8.14, 4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.53, 9.15, 27.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.354, 34.726, 34.54)`
Decimal	`11639448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B19A98, 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 #B19A98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B19A98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #B19A98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b19a98; }
.text { color: #b19a98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b19a98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 154 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b19a98, #b1a698); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B19A98?: #B19A98 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 #B19A98?: The RGB value is 177, 154, 152: 177 red, 154 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B19A98?: The complementary color is #98AFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B19A98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.