What color is #B8979F?

#B8979F 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 #B8979F?

The RGB value is 184, 151, 159: 184 red, 151 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8979F?

The complementary color is #97B8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8979F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8979F color

#B8979F rgb(184, 151, 159)

Shades of red

The hex color #B8979F is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 59.2% green and 62.4% blue (184, 151, 159).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 19% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 14% 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 7.97:1).

#B8979F color codes

HEX	`#B8979F`
RGB	`rgb(184, 151, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 59.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 19%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 18%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 14%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.61, 13.6, 0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.61, 13.6, 1.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.092, 34.828, 37.563)`
Decimal	`12097439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8979F, 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 #B8979F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8979F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #B8979F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8979f; }
.text { color: #b8979f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8979f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 151 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8979f, #b8a097); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B8979F?: #B8979F 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 #B8979F?: The RGB value is 184, 151, 159: 184 red, 151 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8979F?: The complementary color is #97B8B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8979F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.