What color is #B79B9D?

#B79B9D is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B79B9D?

The RGB value is 183, 155, 157: 183 red, 155 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B79B9D?

The complementary color is #9BB7B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B79B9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B79B9D color

#B79B9D rgb(183, 155, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B79B9D is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 60.8% green and 61.6% blue (183, 155, 157).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 16% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 14% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#B79B9D color codes

HEX	`#B79B9D`
RGB	`rgb(183, 155, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 60.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 16%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 15%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 14%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.48, 10.67, 2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.48, 11.04, 14.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.335, 35.945, 36.863)`
Decimal	`12032925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B79B9D, 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 #B79B9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B79B9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #B79B9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b79b9d; }
.text { color: #b79b9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b79b9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 155 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b79b9d, #b7a79b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B79B9D?: #B79B9D is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B79B9D?: The RGB value is 183, 155, 157: 183 red, 155 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B79B9D?: The complementary color is #9BB7B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B79B9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.