What color is #B49095?

#B49095 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B49095?

The RGB value is 180, 144, 149: 180 red, 144 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B49095?

The complementary color is #90B4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B49095?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B49095 color

#B49095 rgb(180, 144, 149)

Shades of red

The hex color #B49095 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 56.5% green and 58.4% blue (180, 144, 149).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 19% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 17% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#B49095 color codes

HEX	`#B49095`
RGB	`rgb(180, 144, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 56.5%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 19%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 17%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.19, 14.35, 2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.19, 14.56, 9.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.22, 31.821, 32.767)`
Decimal	`11833493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B49095, 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 #B49095	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B49095 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #B49095 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b49095; }
.text { color: #b49095; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49095; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 144 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b49095, #b49d90); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B49095?: #B49095 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B49095?: The RGB value is 180, 144, 149: 180 red, 144 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B49095?: The complementary color is #90B4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B49095?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.