What color is #B89E9B?

#B89E9B is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B89E9B?

The RGB value is 184, 158, 155: 184 red, 158 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B89E9B?

The complementary color is #9BB5B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B89E9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B89E9B color

#B89E9B rgb(184, 158, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B89E9B is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 62% green and 60.8% blue (184, 158, 155).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 17% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 16% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#B89E9B color codes

HEX	`#B89E9B`
RGB	`rgb(184, 158, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 62%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 17%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 16%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 16%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.29, 9.06, 5.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.29, 10.4, 29.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.91, 37.012, 36.151)`
Decimal	`12099227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B89E9B, 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 #B89E9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B89E9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	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 #B89E9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b89e9b; }
.text { color: #b89e9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b89e9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 158 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b89e9b, #b8ad9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B89E9B?: #B89E9B is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B89E9B?: The RGB value is 184, 158, 155: 184 red, 158 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B89E9B?: The complementary color is #9BB5B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B89E9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.