What color is #B79393?

#B79393 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 #B79393?

The RGB value is 183, 147, 147: 183 red, 147 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B79393?

The complementary color is #93B7B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B79393?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B79393 color

#B79393 rgb(183, 147, 147)

Shades of red

The hex color #B79393 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 57.6% green and 57.6% blue (183, 147, 147).

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

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#B79393 color codes

HEX	`#B79393`
RGB	`rgb(183, 147, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 57.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 20%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 20%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 20%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.2, 13.49, 5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.2, 14.43, 20.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.229, 33.043, 32.12)`
Decimal	`12030867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B79393, 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 #B79393	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B79393 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #B79393 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b79393; }
.text { color: #b79393; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b79393; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 147 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b79393, #b7a593); }

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Questions

What color is #B79393?: #B79393 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 #B79393?: The RGB value is 183, 147, 147: 183 red, 147 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B79393?: The complementary color is #93B7B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B79393?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.