What color is #B97489?

#B97489 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B97489?

The RGB value is 185, 116, 137: 185 red, 116 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B97489?

The complementary color is #74B9A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B97489?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B97489 color

#B97489 rgb(185, 116, 137)

Shades of pink

The hex color #B97489 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 45.5% green and 53.7% blue (185, 116, 137).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 33% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 26% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Prehistoric Pink (#C3738D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#B97489 color codes

HEX	`#B97489`
RGB	`rgb(185, 116, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 45.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 33%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 37%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 26%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.7, 29.97, 0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.7, 29.97, 0.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.769, 24.613, 26.792)`
Decimal	`12153993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B97489, 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 #B97489	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B97489 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #B97489 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b97489; }
.text { color: #b97489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b97489; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 116 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b97489, #b98274); }

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Questions

What color is #B97489?: #B97489 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B97489?: The RGB value is 185, 116, 137: 185 red, 116 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B97489?: The complementary color is #74B9A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B97489?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.