What color is #B9616A?

#B9616A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Her Velour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9616A?

The RGB value is 185, 97, 106: 185 red, 97 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9616A?

The complementary color is #61B9B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9616A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9616A color

#B9616A rgb(185, 97, 106)

Shades of red

The hex color #B9616A is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 38% green and 41.6% blue (185, 97, 106).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 39% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 43% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Her Velour (#BB5F62), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#B9616A color codes

HEX	`#B9616A`
RGB	`rgb(185, 97, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 38%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 39%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 48%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 43%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.73, 36.27, 11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.73, 37.93, 17.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.885, 19.907, 16.059)`
Decimal	`12149098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9616A, 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 #B9616A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B9616A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	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 #B9616A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9616a; }
.text { color: #b9616a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9616a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 97 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9616a, #b98461); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B9616A?: #B9616A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Her Velour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9616A?: The RGB value is 185, 97, 106: 185 red, 97 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9616A?: The complementary color is #61B9B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9616A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.