What color is #B39097?

#B39097 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B39097?

The RGB value is 179, 144, 151: 179 red, 144 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B39097?

The complementary color is #90B3AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B39097?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B39097 color

#B39097 rgb(179, 144, 151)

Shades of red

The hex color #B39097 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 56.5% green and 59.2% blue (179, 144, 151).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 16% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#B39097 color codes

HEX	`#B39097`
RGB	`rgb(179, 144, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 56.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 20%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 16%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.15, 14.3, 1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.15, 14.36, 5.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.15, 31.766, 33.605)`
Decimal	`11767959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B39097, 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 #B39097	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B39097 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #B39097 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b39097; }
.text { color: #b39097; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39097; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 144 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b39097, #b39b90); }

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Questions

What color is #B39097?: #B39097 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B39097?: The RGB value is 179, 144, 151: 179 red, 144 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B39097?: The complementary color is #90B3AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B39097?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.