What color is #B79890?

#B79890 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B79890?

The RGB value is 183, 152, 144: 183 red, 152 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B79890?

The complementary color is #90AFB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B79890?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B79890 color

#B79890 rgb(183, 152, 144)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B79890 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 59.6% green and 56.5% blue (183, 152, 144).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 21% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 21% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Coca Mocha (#BD9D95), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#B79890 color codes

HEX	`#B79890`
RGB	`rgb(183, 152, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 59.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 21%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 21%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 21%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.39, 10.25, 8.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.39, 13.33, 39.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.791, 34.539, 31.161)`
Decimal	`12032144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B79890, 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 #B79890	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B79890 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #B79890 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b79890; }
.text { color: #b79890; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b79890; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 152 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b79890, #b7ac90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B79890?: #B79890 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B79890?: The RGB value is 183, 152, 144: 183 red, 152 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B79890?: The complementary color is #90AFB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B79890?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.