What color is #B29F99?

#B29F99 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Martini. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B29F99?

The RGB value is 178, 159, 153: 178 red, 159 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B29F99?

The complementary color is #99ACB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B29F99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B29F99 color

#B29F99 rgb(178, 159, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B29F99 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 62.4% green and 60% blue (178, 159, 153).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 14% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 14% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Martini (#B7A8A3), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#B29F99 color codes

HEX	`#B29F99`
RGB	`rgb(178, 159, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 62.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 14%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 14%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 14%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.95, 5.93, 5.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.95, 8.2, 43.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.508, 36.562, 35.265)`
Decimal	`11706265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B29F99, 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 #B29F99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B29F99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	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 #B29F99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b29f99; }
.text { color: #b29f99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b29f99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 159 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b29f99, #b2ab99); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B29F99?: #B29F99 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Martini. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B29F99?: The RGB value is 178, 159, 153: 178 red, 159 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B29F99?: The complementary color is #99ACB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B29F99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.