What color is #B39990?

#B39990 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B39990?

The RGB value is 179, 153, 144: 179 red, 153 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B39990?

The complementary color is #90AAB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B39990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B39990 color

#B39990 rgb(179, 153, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B39990 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 60% green and 56.5% blue (179, 153, 144).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 20% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#B39990 color codes

HEX	`#B39990`
RGB	`rgb(179, 153, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 60%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 20%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 20%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.26, 8.16, 8.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.26, 11.64, 45.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.016, 34.381, 31.172)`
Decimal	`11770256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B39990, 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 #B39990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B39990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #B39990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b39990; }
.text { color: #b39990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 153 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b39990, #b3ab90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B39990?: #B39990 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B39990?: The RGB value is 179, 153, 144: 179 red, 153 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B39990?: The complementary color is #90AAB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B39990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.