What color is #B79FA2?

#B79FA2 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B79FA2?

The RGB value is 183, 159, 162: 183 red, 159 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B79FA2?

The complementary color is #9FB7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B79FA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B79FA2 color

#B79FA2 rgb(183, 159, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B79FA2 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 62.4% green and 63.5% blue (183, 159, 162).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 14% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#B79FA2 color codes

HEX	`#B79FA2`
RGB	`rgb(183, 159, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 62.4%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 14%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 13%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 11%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.63, 9.31, 1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.63, 9.46, 10.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.448, 37.473, 39.383)`
Decimal	`12033954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B79FA2, 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 #B79FA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B79FA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #B79FA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b79fa2; }
.text { color: #b79fa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b79fa2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 159 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b79fa2, #b7a89f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B79FA2?: #B79FA2 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B79FA2?: The RGB value is 183, 159, 162: 183 red, 159 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B79FA2?: The complementary color is #9FB7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B79FA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.