What color is #B29E94?

#B29E94 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 #B29E94?

The RGB value is 178, 158, 148: 178 red, 158 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B29E94?

The complementary color is #94A8B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B29E94?

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.

#B29E94 color

#B29E94 rgb(178, 158, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B29E94 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 62% green and 58% blue (178, 158, 148).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 16% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 30% 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 8.21:1).

#B29E94 color codes

HEX	`#B29E94`
RGB	`rgb(178, 158, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 62%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 16%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 17%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 17%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.56, 5.66, 7.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.56, 9.72, 54.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.932, 36.058, 33.078)`
Decimal	`11706004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B29E94, 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 #B29E94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B29E94 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 #B29E94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b29e94; }
.text { color: #b29e94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b29e94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 158 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b29e94, #b2ad94); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B29E94?: #B29E94 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 #B29E94?: The RGB value is 178, 158, 148: 178 red, 158 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B29E94?: The complementary color is #94A8B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B29E94?: 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.