What color is #B29497?

#B29497 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 #B29497?

The RGB value is 178, 148, 151: 178 red, 148 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B29497?

The complementary color is #94B2AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B29497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B29497 color

#B29497 rgb(178, 148, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B29497 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 58% green and 59.2% blue (178, 148, 151).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 16% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 15% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#B29497 color codes

HEX	`#B29497`
RGB	`rgb(178, 148, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 58%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 16%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 17%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 15%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.06, 11.69, 2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.06, 11.98, 12.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.536, 32.88, 33.799)`
Decimal	`11703447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B29497, 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 #B29497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B29497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #B29497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b29497; }
.text { color: #b29497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b29497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 148 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b29497, #b2a094); }

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Questions

What color is #B29497?: #B29497 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 #B29497?: The RGB value is 178, 148, 151: 178 red, 148 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B29497?: The complementary color is #94B2AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B29497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.