What color is #B39A98?

#B39A98 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 #B39A98?

The RGB value is 179, 154, 152: 179 red, 154 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B39A98?

The complementary color is #98B1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B39A98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B39A98 color

#B39A98 rgb(179, 154, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B39A98 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 60.4% green and 59.6% blue (179, 154, 152).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 15% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 15% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#B39A98 color codes

HEX	`#B39A98`
RGB	`rgb(179, 154, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 60.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 15%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 15%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 15%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.72, 8.9, 4.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.72, 9.96, 26.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.813, 34.963, 34.562)`
Decimal	`11770520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B39A98, 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 #B39A98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B39A98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #B39A98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b39a98; }
.text { color: #b39a98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b39a98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 154 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b39a98, #b3a798); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B39A98?: #B39A98 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 #B39A98?: The RGB value is 179, 154, 152: 179 red, 154 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B39A98?: The complementary color is #98B1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B39A98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.