What color is #B89FA0?

#B89FA0 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B89FA0?

The RGB value is 184, 159, 160: 184 red, 159 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B89FA0?

The complementary color is #9FB8B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B89FA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B89FA0 color

#B89FA0 rgb(184, 159, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B89FA0 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 62.4% green and 62.7% blue (184, 159, 160).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 15% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 13% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Sable Cloaked (#C4A7A1), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#B89FA0 color codes

HEX	`#B89FA0`
RGB	`rgb(184, 159, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 62.4%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 15%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 14%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 13%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.67, 9.34, 2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.67, 9.77, 17.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.51, 37.526, 38.465)`
Decimal	`12099488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B89FA0, 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 #B89FA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B89FA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	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 #B89FA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b89fa0; }
.text { color: #b89fa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b89fa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 159 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b89fa0, #b8ab9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #B89FA0?: #B89FA0 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B89FA0?: The RGB value is 184, 159, 160: 184 red, 159 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B89FA0?: The complementary color is #9FB8B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B89FA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.