What color is #B79190?

#B79190 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 #B79190?

The RGB value is 183, 145, 144: 183 red, 145 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B79190?

The complementary color is #90B6B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B79190?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B79190 color

#B79190 rgb(183, 145, 144)

Shades of red

The hex color #B79190 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 56.9% green and 56.5% blue (183, 145, 144).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 21% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 21% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#B79190 color codes

HEX	`#B79190`
RGB	`rgb(183, 145, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 56.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 21%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 21%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 21%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.62, 14.14, 5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.62, 15.35, 22.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.688, 32.333, 30.794)`
Decimal	`12030352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B79190, 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 #B79190	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B79190 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #B79190 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b79190; }
.text { color: #b79190; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b79190; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 145 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b79190, #b7a590); }

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Questions

What color is #B79190?: #B79190 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 #B79190?: The RGB value is 183, 145, 144: 183 red, 145 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B79190?: The complementary color is #90B6B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B79190?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.