What color is #B39693?

#B39693 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B39693?

The RGB value is 179, 150, 147: 179 red, 150 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B39693?

The complementary color is #93B0B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B39693?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B39693 color

#B39693 rgb(179, 150, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B39693 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 58.8% green and 57.6% blue (179, 150, 147).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 17% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 18% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#B39693 color codes

HEX	`#B39693`
RGB	`rgb(179, 150, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 58.8%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 17%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 18%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 18%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.57, 10.3, 5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.57, 11.73, 28.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.763, 33.504, 32.234)`
Decimal	`11769491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B39693, 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 #B39693	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B39693 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #B39693 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b39693; }
.text { color: #b39693; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39693; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 150 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b39693, #b3a693); }

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Questions

What color is #B39693?: #B39693 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B39693?: The RGB value is 179, 150, 147: 179 red, 150 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B39693?: The complementary color is #93B0B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B39693?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.