What color is #B7979F?

#B7979F is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7979F?

The RGB value is 183, 151, 159: 183 red, 151 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7979F?

The complementary color is #97B7AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7979F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7979F color

#B7979F rgb(183, 151, 159)

Shades of red

The hex color #B7979F is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 59.2% green and 62.4% blue (183, 151, 159).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 18% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 13% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#B7979F color codes

HEX	`#B7979F`
RGB	`rgb(183, 151, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 59.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 18%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 17%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 13%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.52, 13.23, 0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.52, 13.23, 1.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.853, 34.705, 37.552)`
Decimal	`12031903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7979F, 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 #B7979F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7979F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #B7979F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7979f; }
.text { color: #b7979f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7979f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 151 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7979f, #b79f97); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B7979F?: #B7979F is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7979F?: The RGB value is 183, 151, 159: 183 red, 151 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7979F?: The complementary color is #97B7AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7979F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.