What color is #B19DA1?

#B19DA1 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B19DA1?

The RGB value is 177, 157, 161: 177 red, 157 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B19DA1?

The complementary color is #9DB1AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B19DA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B19DA1 color

#B19DA1 rgb(177, 157, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B19DA1 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 61.6% green and 63.1% blue (177, 157, 161).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 11% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#B19DA1 color codes

HEX	`#B19DA1`
RGB	`rgb(177, 157, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 61.6%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 11%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 9%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.55, 8.03, 0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.55, 8.05, 4.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.621, 36.035, 38.738)`
Decimal	`11640225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B19DA1, 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 #B19DA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B19DA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #B19DA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b19da1; }
.text { color: #b19da1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b19da1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 157 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b19da1, #b1a39d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #B19DA1?: #B19DA1 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B19DA1?: The RGB value is 177, 157, 161: 177 red, 157 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B19DA1?: The complementary color is #9DB1AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B19DA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.