What color is #B69D96?

#B69D96 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 #B69D96?

The RGB value is 182, 157, 150: 182 red, 157 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B69D96?

The complementary color is #96AFB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B69D96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B69D96 color

#B69D96 rgb(182, 157, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B69D96 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 61.6% green and 58.8% blue (182, 157, 150).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 18% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 18% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#B69D96 color codes

HEX	`#B69D96`
RGB	`rgb(182, 157, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 61.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 18%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 18%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 18%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.72, 8.05, 7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.72, 10.71, 41.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.853, 36.262, 33.906)`
Decimal	`11967894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B69D96, 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 #B69D96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B69D96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	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 #B69D96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b69d96; }
.text { color: #b69d96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b69d96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 157 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b69d96, #b6ad96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B69D96?: #B69D96 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 #B69D96?: The RGB value is 182, 157, 150: 182 red, 157 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B69D96?: The complementary color is #96AFB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B69D96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.