What color is #B49996?

#B49996 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B49996?

The RGB value is 180, 153, 150: 180 red, 153 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B49996?

The complementary color is #96B1B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B49996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B49996 color

#B49996 rgb(180, 153, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B49996 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 60% green and 58.8% blue (180, 153, 150).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 17% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 17% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#B49996 color codes

HEX	`#B49996`
RGB	`rgb(180, 153, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 60%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 17%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 17%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 17%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.51, 9.5, 5.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.51, 10.87, 29.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.719, 34.689, 33.662)`
Decimal	`11835798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B49996, 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 #B49996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B49996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #B49996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b49996; }
.text { color: #b49996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 153 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b49996, #b4a896); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B49996?: #B49996 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B49996?: The RGB value is 180, 153, 150: 180 red, 153 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B49996?: The complementary color is #96B1B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B49996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.