What color is #B39497?

#B39497 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B39497?

The RGB value is 179, 148, 151: 179 red, 148 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B39497?

The complementary color is #94B3B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B39497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B39497 color

#B39497 rgb(179, 148, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B39497 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 58% green and 59.2% blue (179, 148, 151).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 17% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 16% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#B39497 color codes

HEX	`#B39497`
RGB	`rgb(179, 148, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 58%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 17%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 17%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 16%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.16, 12.06, 2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.16, 12.38, 12.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.766, 32.999, 33.81)`
Decimal	`11768983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B39497, 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 #B39497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B39497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #B39497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b39497; }
.text { color: #b39497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 148 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b39497, #b3a094); }

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Questions

What color is #B39497?: #B39497 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B39497?: The RGB value is 179, 148, 151: 179 red, 148 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B39497?: The complementary color is #94B3B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B39497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.