What color is #B7899A?

#B7899A is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7899A?

The RGB value is 183, 137, 154: 183 red, 137 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7899A?

The complementary color is #89B7A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7899A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7899A color

#B7899A rgb(183, 137, 154)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B7899A is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 53.7% green and 60.4% blue (183, 137, 154).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 24% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 16% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#B7899A color codes

HEX	`#B7899A`
RGB	`rgb(183, 137, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 53.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 24%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 25%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 16%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.91, 20.2, -2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.91, 20.31, 353.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.307, 30.293, 34.606)`
Decimal	`12028314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7899A, 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 #B7899A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7899A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #B7899A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7899a; }
.text { color: #b7899a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7899a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 137 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7899a, #b78f89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B7899A?: #B7899A is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7899A?: The RGB value is 183, 137, 154: 183 red, 137 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7899A?: The complementary color is #89B7A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7899A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.