What color is #B69396?

#B69396 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 #B69396?

The RGB value is 182, 147, 150: 182 red, 147 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B69396?

The complementary color is #93B6B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B69396?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B69396 color

#B69396 rgb(182, 147, 150)

Shades of red

The hex color #B69396 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 57.6% green and 58.8% blue (182, 147, 150).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 19% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 18% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#B69396 color codes

HEX	`#B69396`
RGB	`rgb(182, 147, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 57.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 19%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 19%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 18%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.17, 13.59, 3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.17, 14.01, 14.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.23, 33.016, 33.365)`
Decimal	`11965334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B69396, 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 #B69396	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B69396 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #B69396 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b69396; }
.text { color: #b69396; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b69396; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 147 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b69396, #b6a293); }

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Questions

What color is #B69396?: #B69396 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 #B69396?: The RGB value is 182, 147, 150: 182 red, 147 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B69396?: The complementary color is #93B6B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B69396?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.