What color is #B29E9F?

#B29E9F 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 #B29E9F?

The RGB value is 178, 158, 159: 178 red, 158 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B29E9F?

The complementary color is #9EB2B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B29E9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B29E9F color

#B29E9F rgb(178, 158, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B29E9F is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 62% green and 62.4% blue (178, 158, 159).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 11% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#B29E9F color codes

HEX	`#B29E9F`
RGB	`rgb(178, 158, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 62%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 11%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 11%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.84, 7.49, 2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.84, 7.8, 16.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.844, 36.423, 37.884)`
Decimal	`11706015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B29E9F, 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 #B29E9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B29E9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #B29E9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b29e9f; }
.text { color: #b29e9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b29e9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 158 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b29e9f, #b2a79e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B29E9F?: #B29E9F 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 #B29E9F?: The RGB value is 178, 158, 159: 178 red, 158 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B29E9F?: The complementary color is #9EB2B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B29E9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.