What color is #B69194?

#B69194 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 #B69194?

The RGB value is 182, 145, 148: 182 red, 145 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B69194?

The complementary color is #91B6B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B69194?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B69194 color

#B69194 rgb(182, 145, 148)

Shades of red

The hex color #B69194 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 56.9% green and 58% blue (182, 145, 148).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 19% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#B69194 color codes

HEX	`#B69194`
RGB	`rgb(182, 145, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 56.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 19%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.62, 14.38, 3.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.62, 14.86, 14.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.762, 32.335, 32.421)`
Decimal	`11964820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B69194, 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 #B69194	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B69194 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #B69194 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b69194; }
.text { color: #b69194; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b69194; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 145 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b69194, #b6a091); }

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Questions

What color is #B69194?: #B69194 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 #B69194?: The RGB value is 182, 145, 148: 182 red, 145 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B69194?: The complementary color is #91B6B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B69194?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.