What color is #B4979C?

#B4979C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4979C?

The RGB value is 180, 151, 156: 180 red, 151 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4979C?

The complementary color is #97B4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4979C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4979C color

#B4979C rgb(180, 151, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4979C is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 59.2% green and 61.2% blue (180, 151, 156).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 13% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#B4979C color codes

HEX	`#B4979C`
RGB	`rgb(180, 151, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 59.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 16%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 13%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.15, 11.6, 1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.15, 11.69, 6.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.89, 34.238, 36.164)`
Decimal	`11835292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4979C, 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 #B4979C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4979C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #B4979C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4979c; }
.text { color: #b4979c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4979c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 151 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4979c, #b4a197); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4979C?: #B4979C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4979C?: The RGB value is 180, 151, 156: 180 red, 151 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4979C?: The complementary color is #97B4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4979C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.