What color is #B19E94?

#B19E94 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B19E94?

The RGB value is 177, 158, 148: 177 red, 158 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B19E94?

The complementary color is #94A7B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B19E94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B19E94 color

#B19E94 rgb(177, 158, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B19E94 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 62% green and 58% blue (177, 158, 148).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 16% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#B19E94 color codes

HEX	`#B19E94`
RGB	`rgb(177, 158, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 62%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 16%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 16%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 16%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.47, 5.28, 7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.47, 9.39, 55.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.703, 35.94, 33.068)`
Decimal	`11640468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B19E94, 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 #B19E94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B19E94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #B19E94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b19e94; }
.text { color: #b19e94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b19e94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 158 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b19e94, #b1ac94); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B19E94?: #B19E94 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B19E94?: The RGB value is 177, 158, 148: 177 red, 158 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B19E94?: The complementary color is #94A7B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B19E94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.