What color is #B89299?

#B89299 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 #B89299?

The RGB value is 184, 146, 153: 184 red, 146 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B89299?

The complementary color is #92B8B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B89299?

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.

#B89299 color

#B89299 rgb(184, 146, 153)

Shades of red

The hex color #B89299 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 57.3% green and 60% blue (184, 146, 153).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 21% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 17% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#B89299 color codes

HEX	`#B89299`
RGB	`rgb(184, 146, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 57.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 21%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 21%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 17%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.2, 15.39, 1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.2, 15.49, 6.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.796, 33.049, 34.624)`
Decimal	`12096153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B89299, 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 #B89299	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B89299 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 #B89299 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b89299; }
.text { color: #b89299; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b89299; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 146 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b89299, #b89e92); }

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Questions

What color is #B89299?: #B89299 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 #B89299?: The RGB value is 184, 146, 153: 184 red, 146 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B89299?: The complementary color is #92B8B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B89299?: 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.