What color is #B69791?

#B69791 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B69791?

The RGB value is 182, 151, 145: 182 red, 151 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B69791?

The complementary color is #91B0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B69791?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B69791 color

#B69791 rgb(182, 151, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B69791 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 59.2% green and 56.9% blue (182, 151, 145).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 20% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Coca Mocha (#BD9D95), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#B69791 color codes

HEX	`#B69791`
RGB	`rgb(182, 151, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 59.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 20%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.06, 10.58, 7.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.06, 12.96, 35.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.469, 34.124, 31.501)`
Decimal	`11966353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B69791, 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 #B69791	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B69791 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #B69791 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b69791; }
.text { color: #b69791; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b69791; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 151 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b69791, #b6aa91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B69791?: #B69791 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B69791?: The RGB value is 182, 151, 145: 182 red, 151 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B69791?: The complementary color is #91B0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B69791?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.