What color is #B69295?

#B69295 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 #B69295?

The RGB value is 182, 146, 149: 182 red, 146 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B69295?

The complementary color is #92B6B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B69295?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B69295 color

#B69295 rgb(182, 146, 149)

Shades of red

The hex color #B69295 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 57.3% green and 58.4% blue (182, 146, 149).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 18% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#B69295 color codes

HEX	`#B69295`
RGB	`rgb(182, 146, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 57.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 18%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.9, 13.99, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.9, 14.43, 14.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.995, 32.674, 32.891)`
Decimal	`11965077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B69295, 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 #B69295	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B69295 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #B69295 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b69295; }
.text { color: #b69295; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b69295; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 146 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b69295, #b6a192); }

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Questions

What color is #B69295?: #B69295 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 #B69295?: The RGB value is 182, 146, 149: 182 red, 146 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B69295?: The complementary color is #92B6B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B69295?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.