What color is #B39399?

#B39399 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 #B39399?

The RGB value is 179, 147, 153: 179 red, 147 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B39399?

The complementary color is #93B3AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B39399?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B39399 color

#B39399 rgb(179, 147, 153)

Shades of red

The hex color #B39399 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 57.6% green and 60% blue (179, 147, 153).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 17% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 15% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#B39399 color codes

HEX	`#B39399`
RGB	`rgb(179, 147, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 57.6%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 17%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 18%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 15%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.96, 12.95, 1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.96, 13.03, 5.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.774, 32.752, 34.621)`
Decimal	`11768729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B39399, 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 #B39399	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B39399 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #B39399 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b39399; }
.text { color: #b39399; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39399; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 147 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b39399, #b39d93); }

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Questions

What color is #B39399?: #B39399 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 #B39399?: The RGB value is 179, 147, 153: 179 red, 147 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B39399?: The complementary color is #93B3AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B39399?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.