What color is #B39999?

#B39999 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B39999?

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

What is the complementary color of #B39999?

The complementary color is #99B3B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B39999?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B39999 color

#B39999 rgb(179, 153, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B39999 is a light, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 15% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#B39999 color codes

HEX	`#B39999`
RGB	`rgb(179, 153, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 60%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 15%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 15%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 15%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.49, 9.62, 3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.49, 10.26, 20.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.731, 34.667, 34.94)`
Decimal	`11770265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B39999, 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 #B39999	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B39999 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #B39999 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b39999; }
.text { color: #b39999; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39999; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 153 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b39999, #b3a699); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B39999?: #B39999 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B39999?: The RGB value is 179, 153, 153: 179 red, 153 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B39999?: The complementary color is #99B3B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B39999?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.