What color is #B79299?

#B79299 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 #B79299?

The RGB value is 183, 146, 153: 183 red, 146 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B79299?

The complementary color is #92B7B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B79299?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B79299 color

#B79299 rgb(183, 146, 153)

Shades of red

The hex color #B79299 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 57.3% green and 60% blue (183, 146, 153).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 20% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 16% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#B79299 color codes

HEX	`#B79299`
RGB	`rgb(183, 146, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 57.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 20%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 20%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 16%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.1, 15.01, 1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.1, 15.1, 6.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.557, 32.926, 34.613)`
Decimal	`12030617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B79299, 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 #B79299	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B79299 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #B79299 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b79299; }
.text { color: #b79299; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b79299; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 146 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b79299, #b79d92); }

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Questions

What color is #B79299?: #B79299 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 #B79299?: The RGB value is 183, 146, 153: 183 red, 146 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B79299?: The complementary color is #92B7B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B79299?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.